February 10, 1997Archives of Internal Medicine
A Free-Floating Approach to Filters
Key result
Routine placement of inferior vena caval filters for free-floating venous thrombi is questioned regarding its evidence-based justification in clinical practice.
Why the study?
Does inferior vena caval filter placement prevent major pulmonary embolism in patients with a free-floating thrombus in the femoral or iliac vein?
Population
Patients with a free-floating thrombus in the femoral or iliac vein
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
This editorial questions the intuitive but potentially non-evidence-based practice of immediate IVC filter placement for free-floating venous thrombi.
Structured PICO
Does inferior vena caval filter placement prevent major pulmonary embolism in patients with a free-floating thrombus in the femoral or iliac vein?
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Population
Patients with a free-floating thrombus in the femoral or iliac vein
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Intervention
Inferior vena caval filter placement
This editorial questions the intuitive but potentially non-evidence-based practice of immediate IVC filter placement for free-floating venous thrombi.
Cite This Study
Samuel Z. Goldhaber (1997) conducted an editorial in Venous thrombosis with free-floating thrombus. Inferior vena caval filter was evaluated. Routine placement of inferior vena caval filters for free-floating venous thrombi is questioned regarding its evidence-based justification in clinical practice.