A pilot study on the randomization of inferior vena cava filter placement for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in high-risk trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 323-329

  Rajasekhar, Anita ^a   Lottenberg, Lawrence ^a   Lottenberg, Richard ^a   Feezor, Robert J ^a   Armen, Scott B ^b   Liu, Huazhi ^a   Efron, Philip A ^a   Crowther, Mark ^c   Ang, Darwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava filters; Pilot feasibility study; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Randomized controlled trial; Trauma; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 80051732623     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318226ece1     Document Type: Article

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