image: Wikipedia Inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) are placed to prevent deep venous thromboses (DVT) from traveling to the heart and lungs, causing pulmonary embolism (PE).
Inferior vena cava filters are overused. What's the harm?
Inferior vena cava filters are overused…
Inferior vena cava filters are overused. What's the harm?
image: Wikipedia Inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) are placed to prevent deep venous thromboses (DVT) from traveling to the heart and lungs, causing pulmonary embolism (PE).