Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters for Thromboembolic Prophylaxis in High Risk Trauma Patients

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Retrievable inferior vena cava filter for primary prophylaxis of pulmonary embolism in at-risk trauma patients: A feasibility trial

- The role for retrievable inferior vena cava filter use for PE prevention inhigh risk trauma patients remains unanswered.
- Retrievable inferior vena cava filter use for PE prevention is feasible to study, showing a 53 h difference in time left unprotected.
- No complications of retrievable inferior vena cava filters were encountered, and we had 100% retrieval rate in patients who survived.
- Further prospective investigation of retrievable inferior vena cava filter use powered for pulmonary embolism reduction is required.

 The question of whether vena cava filters have a role in trauma patients remains unanswered