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Prophylactic retrievable inferior vena cava filters in spinal cord injured patients
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolus (PE) secondary to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) continues to be a major source of morbidity and mortality in trauma populations. Patients with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) are particularly susceptible to developing this complication. Non-invasive methods of preventing...
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Medknow Publications
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21125013 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.72245 |