The use of vena caval filters.

Autor: Mills TD; Department of Radiology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB., Chan O, Matson M
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Hospital medicine (London, England : 1998) [Hosp Med] 2001 Jun; Vol. 62 (6), pp. 327-31.
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.6.1585
Abstrakt: Deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolus is a frequent event, which is usually treated by anticoagulant drug therapy alone. Caval filters tend to be used infrequently in most centres in the UK. This article intends to help hospital doctors make use of these devices appropriately.
Databáze: MEDLINE