[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Prophylactic Vena Cava Filters Do Not Improve Outcomes After Major Trauma

A Multicenter Trial of Vena Cava Filters in Severely Injured Patients – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Liberal IVC Filter Use Not Warranted in Severe Trauma Patients – TCTMD (free)

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Early prophylactic placement of a vena cava filter after major trauma does not result in a lower incidence of symptomatic pulmonary embolism or death at 90 days than no placement of a filter. #ISTH2019 https://t.co/ZjMqDcaOL5 pic.twitter.com/7jXvYAW5hx

— NEJM (@NEJM) July 8, 2019