Use of inferior vena cava filters in a tertiary referral centre in Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 364-367

  Tiwari, Alok ^a   Saw, Chong ^b   Li, Michelle ^a   Mohan, Irwin ^a   Daly, Tom ^a   Swinnen, John ^a   Richardson, Arthur ^a   So, Simon ^b   Young, Noel ^b   Vicaretti, Mauro ^a   Fletcher, John ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava filter; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952223599     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05082.x     Document Type: Article

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