Audit of the use of IVC filters in the UK: experience from three centres over 12 years

Aim To audit the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter insertions at three UK centres over 12 years to assess whether trends in filter use in the UK mirrored those seen elsewhere. Materials and methods Radiology department databases were interrogated for IVC filter insertions and removals between 1...

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Published in:	Clinical radiology Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 502 - 510
Main Authors:	Hammond, C.J, Bakshi, D.R, Currie, R.J, Patel, J.V, Kinsella, D, McWilliams, R.G, Watkinson, A, Nicholson, A.A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2009 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Decision Making Device Removal - mortality Device Removal - trends Device Removal - utilization Female Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical Audit Medical sciences Middle Aged Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects Prosthesis Implantation - mortality Prosthesis Implantation - trends Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control Radiography Radiology Treatment Outcome United Kingdom Vena Cava Filters - adverse effects Vena Cava Filters - utilization Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging Vena Cava, Inferior - surgery Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control Young Adult United Kingdom Europe Radiology Audit Nuclear medicine Filter
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