Unwarranted national variation in the use of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters after trauma: An analysis of the national trauma databank

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1066-1070

  Dossett, Lesly A ^a,c   Adams, Raeanne C ^a   Cotton, Bryan A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c D 4314 MCN ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; health services; Inferior vena cava filter; Outcomes; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FILTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN FILTER; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79955766416     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31821282d5     Document Type: Article

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