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Using inferior vena cava filters to prevent pulmonary embolism

OBJECTIVE: To review the evidence for using inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) in high-risk patients. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: Ovid MEDLINE was searched from 1966 to 2006 for all English-language papers on IVC filters. Evidence was graded according to the 3-level classif...

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Main Authors: Chung, John, Owen, Richard J.T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: College of Family Physicians of Canada 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2293317/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18208955
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