Form and function of vena cava filters: How do optional filters measure up?

Vascular

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Proctor, Mary C ^a,b   Greenfield, Lazar J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Optional filters; Outcome data; Retrievable filters; Vena cava filters

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GRAFT PATENCY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; VENA CAVA FILTER;

DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGISTRIES; VENA CAVA FILTERS;

EID: 41849133965     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00011     Document Type: Article

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