Risks and benefits of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 173-177

  Birkmeyer, Nancy J ^a   Finks, Jonathan F ^a   English, Wayne J ^b   Carlin, Arthur M ^c   Hawasli, Abdelkader A ^d   Genaw, Jeffrey A ^c   Wood, Michael H ^e   Share, David A ^f   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Marquette General Hospital   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Value Partnerships Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VENA CAVA FILTER; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84876110231     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2013     Document Type: Article

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