Journal article
A multicenter Trial of Vena Cava filters in severely injured patients
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol.381(15), pp.1495-1497
2019
Abstract
To the Editor: The results of the multicenter trial reported by Ho et al. (July 25 issue)1 did not show any benefit associated with the placement of a prophylactic vena cava filter in severely injured patients. Although the authors provide high-quality data regarding this critical issue, we would like to clarify some points that warrant attention. First, the authors hypothesized that the superiority of the filter would be indicated by a 94% lower incidence of symptomatic pulmonary embolism among patients who received the filter than among those who did not receive the filter (0.5 vs. 9.0%); this appears to be . . .
Details
- Title
- A multicenter Trial of Vena Cava filters in severely injured patients
- Authors/Creators
- K.M. Ho (Author/Creator)F.B. Rogers (Author/Creator)J. Lipman (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- New England Journal of Medicine, Vol.381(15), pp.1495-1497
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Identifiers
- 991005545469007891
- Copyright
- © 2019 Massachusetts Medical Society.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.75 Blood Clotting
- 1.75.271 Venous Thromboembolism
- Web Of Science research areas
- Medicine, General & Internal
- ESI research areas
- Clinical Medicine