Vena caval filters: Current knowledge, uncertainties and practical approaches

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 402-406

  Ingber, Sarah ^a   Geerts, William H ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Inferior vena cava filters; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AIR EMBOLISM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY PUNCTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMATOMA; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 69549121847     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOH.0b013e32832e9561     Document Type: Review

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