Inferior vena cava filters in trauma patients: who is responsible for their removal?

Batty, Lachlan M; Koukounaras, Jim; Lyon, Stuart M

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04151.x

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To the Editor: We read with interest the letter by Baschera et al1 regarding the retrieval of non-permanent inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs) in trauma patients.

Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: s.lyon@alfred.org.au

Competing interests:

Stuart Lyon has a consultant agreement with Cook Medical, which manufactures vena cava filters.

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