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Does prophylactic inferior vena cava filter reduce the hazard of pulmonary embolism and mortality in severe trauma? A single center retrospective comparative study

OBJECTIVES: Use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in patients following severe trauma without recent history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is controversial. Our objective was to determine if IVC filter placement in the setting of severe trauma effects the hazard of in-hospital pulmonary embolism...

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Autores principales: Tran, Thien Trung, Bjarnason, Haraldur, McDonald, Jennifer, Goss, Brian, Kim, Brian, Houghton, Damon E., Stavem, Knut, Kløw, Nils Einar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7734225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33335953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejro.2020.100299