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.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Device Approval
  • Humans
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • United States
  • Vena Cava Filters* / adverse effects
  • Venous Thromboembolism / prevention & control