Placement and removal of inferior vena cava filters: National trends in the medicare population

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 483-489

  Duszak Jr , Richard ^a,b   Parker, Laurence ^c   Levin, David C ^c,d   Rao, Vijay M ^c  

^a Mid South Imaging and Therapeutics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HealthHelp Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava filter placement; inferior vena cava filter removal; procedure utilization; socioeconomic trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTER; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON; THORAX SURGERY; TREND STUDY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 84928096003     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.12.021     Document Type: Article

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