Inferior vena cava filters in patients with advanced-stage cancer
Background: Cancer and its treatment are recognized risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are utilized to provide mechanical thromboprophylaxis to prevent pulmonary embolism (PE) or to avoid bleeding from systemic anticoagulation. Patients and methods: A ret...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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Series: | Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S165838761400082X |