Inferior Vena Cava Filters Lack Benefit in High-Risk Trauma Patients

Am Surg. 2023 Jun;89(6):2953-2954. doi: 10.1177/00031348221086787. Epub 2022 Apr 22.

Authors

Samuel Hawkins¹, Steven Blau¹, Tania Zielonka¹, Melissa Blatt¹, Yen-Hong Kuo², Stephen M Cohn¹

Affiliations

¹ Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA.
² Office of Research Administration, Hackensack Meridian Health, Neptune, NJ, USA.

PMID: 35451868
DOI: 10.1177/00031348221086787

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Device Removal
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism* / etiology
Risk Factors
Vena Cava Filters* / adverse effects
Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery