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Do the benefits of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters outweigh the risks in trauma patients? A meta-analysis.

Mahir GachabayovLulejeta A LatifiRifat Latifi
Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2022)
This meta-analysis found that prophylactic IVCF may be associated with decreased PE rates at the possible cost of increased DVT rates. Further observational and experimental clinical studies are needed to confirm the findings of this meta-analysis.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • inferior vena cava
  • trauma patients
  • meta analyses
  • case control
  • randomized controlled trial
  • human health
  • cross sectional
  • risk assessment