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Non-retrieval of inferior vena cava filters as a patient safety concern: evaluation of a new process improvement project to increase retrieval rates in a vascular and interventional radiology clinic

BACKGROUND: Retrieval of inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) is important to decrease the long-term risk of complications associated with indwelling devices. Our hospital experienced low retrieval rates and implemented a low-cost intervention and evaluation for quality improvement. The working hypoth...

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Autores principales: Brown, Joshua, Talbert, Jeffery, Pennington, Ryan, Han, Qiong, Raissi, Driss
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5859390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29560028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-018-0151-7