Inferior vena cava filters in children: Our experience and suggested guidelines

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 334-338

  Kukreja, Kamlesh U ^a   Gollamudi, Jay ^a   Patel, Manish N ^a   Johnson, Neil D ^a   Racadio, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

children; Inferior vena cava filters; prophylaxis; pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959854627     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182191dac     Document Type: Article

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