The inferior vena cava filter: how could a medical device be so well accepted without any evidence of efficacy?
JAMA Intern Med
.
2013 Apr 8;173(7):493-5; discussion 495.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2725.
Authors
Vinay Prasad
1
,
Jason Rho
,
Adam Cifu
Affiliation
1
Medical Oncology Branch, National CancerInstitute, National Institutesof Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. vinayak.prasad@nih.gov
PMID:
23552611
DOI:
10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2725
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Device Approval
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
United States
Vena Cava Filters* / adverse effects
Venous Thromboembolism / prevention & control