Ins and outs of inferior vena cava filters in patients with venous thromboembolism: The experience at Monash Medical Centre and review of the published reports

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 38-43

  Seshadri, T ^a,b   Tran, H ^a   Lau, K K ^a   Tan, B ^a   Gan, T E ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Filter; IVC; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DANAPAROID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VICTORIA;

EID: 38049087168     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01478.x     Document Type: Article

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