Fractured bard recovery, G2, and G2 express inferior vena cava filters: Incidence, clinical consequences, and outcomes of removal attempts

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 188-194

  Vijay, Kanupriya ^a   Hughes, Joseph A ^a   Burdette, Allene S ^a   Scorza, Leslie B ^a   Singh, Harjit ^a   Waybill, Peter N ^a   Lynch, Frank C ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CAVOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FILTER FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; VENA CAVA FILTER;

COMORBIDITY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHODE ISLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84855982943     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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