Retrievable inferior vena cava filters are rarely removed

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 426-428

  Gaspard, Scott F ^a   Gaspard, Donald J ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; DEVICE REMOVAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART INJURY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETRIEVABLE VENA CAVA FILTER; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER; FEMALE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 67449104317     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Velmahos GC, Kern J, Chan LS, et al. Prevention of venous thromboembolism after injury: an evidence-based report - part 1: analysis of risk factors and evaluation of the role of vena caval filters. J Trauma 2000;49:132-138 (Pubitemid 30690537)
2. Velmahos GC, Kern J, Chan LS, et al. Prevention of venous thromboembolism after injury: an evidence-based report - part 2: analysis of risk factors and evaluation of the role of vena caval filters. J Trauma 2000;49:132-138 (Pubitemid 30690537)
3. Rogers FB, Cipolle MD, Velmahos G, et al. Practice management guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: the EAST Practice Management Work Group. J Trauma 2002;53:142-164 (Pubitemid 34863971)
4. Riyad Karmy-Jones, et al. Practice patterns and outcomes of retrievable vena cava filters in trauma patients: an AAST multicenter study. J Trauma 2007;62:17-25.
5. Greenfield LG, Proctor MC, Michaels AJ, Taheri PA. Prophylactic vena cava filters in trauma: the rest of the story. J Vasc Surg 2000;32:490-495 (Pubitemid 30701686)