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ReviewInternal and emergency medicine2018

Are too many inferior vena cava filters used? Controversial evidences in different clinical settings: a narrative review.

Michele Dalla Vestra, Elisabetta Grolla, Luca Bonanni, Raffaele Pesavento

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Review in Internal and emergency medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Inferior vena cava filters: use or abuse?Internal and emergency medicine · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michele Dalla VestraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Angiology Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174, Mestre (VE), Italy. micheledallavestra@gmail.com.
Elisabetta GrollaDepartment of Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre (VE), Italy.
Luca BonanniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre (VE), Italy.
Raffaele PesaventoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Ospedale dell' Angelo · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of inferior vena cava filters to prevent pulmonary embolism is increasing mainly because of indications that appear to be unclearly codified and recommended. The evidence supporting this approach is often heterogeneous, and mainly based on observational studies and consensus opinions, while the insertion of an IVC filter exposes patients to the risk of complications and increases health care costs. Thus, several proposed indications for an IVC filter placement remain controversial. We attempt to review the proof on the efficacy and safety of IVC filters in several "special" clinical settings, and assess the robustness of the available evidence for any specific indication to place an IVC filter.

Indexed as

Bariatric SurgeryHumansNeoplasmsNeurosurgical ProceduresPulmonary EmbolismTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVena Cava FiltersVena Cava, InferiorVenous ThrombosisWounds and InjuriesDeep vein thrombosisInferior vena cava filtersPulmonary embolismVenous thromboembolism

Identifiers

PMID27873159
OpenAlexW2555507514

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Registered trials

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