Why the study?
Should prophylactic vena cava filters be used for VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients?
Population
Trauma patients at risk for venous thromboembolism
Design
Review
Authors
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May warrant caution with routine prophylactic vena cava filters in trauma; leaves open risk-stratified trials for VTE prevention.
Should prophylactic vena cava filters be used for VTE prophylaxis in trauma patients?
The routine use of prophylactic vena cava filters in trauma patients warrants re-examination based on risk factor profiling.
Knudson et al. (2004) studied this question.
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