Using inferior vena cava filters to prevent pulmonary embolism

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-55

  Chung, John ^a   Owen, Richard J T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Interventional Radiology Association

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AIR EMBOLISM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FILTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 38849172971     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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