Practice patterns in the use of retrievable inferior vena cava filters in a trauma population: A single-center experience

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1293-1296

  Helling, Thomas S ^a   Kaswan, Sumesh ^a   Miller, S Lee ^a   Tretter, James F ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Inferior vena cava filter; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73949132533     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b0637a     Document Type: Article

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