Safety and Outcomes of Permanent and Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in the Oncology Population

Background. The role for inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in the oncology population is poorly defined. Objectives. Our primary endpoint was to determine the rate of filter placement in cancer patients without an absolute contraindication to anticoagulation and the rate of recurrent VTE after filter...

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Main Authors: Saba S. Shaikh, Suneel D. Kamath, Debashis Ghosh, Robert J. Lewandowski, Brandon J. McMahon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6582742