Prophylactic IVC filters prevent PE in high-risk trauma patients, but were often unnecessary
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Inferior vena cava filters placed prophylactically in patients hospitalized for trauma prevented symptomatic pulmonary embolism in those patients with persistent contraindications to anticoagulation, in a significant randomized trial. However, prophylactic IVC filter placement for all post-trauma patients did not improve outcomes generally.
Prophylactic IVC filters prevent PE in high-risk trauma patients, but were often unnecessary
Prophylactic IVC filters prevent PE in…
Prophylactic IVC filters prevent PE in high-risk trauma patients, but were often unnecessary
Inferior vena cava filters placed prophylactically in patients hospitalized for trauma prevented symptomatic pulmonary embolism in those patients with persistent contraindications to anticoagulation, in a significant randomized trial. However, prophylactic IVC filter placement for all post-trauma patients did not improve outcomes generally.