Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 1215-1221 , May 2010

Prospective implementation of an algorithm for bedside intravascular ultrasound-guided filter placement in critically ill patients

Presented at the Twenty-first Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, Phoenix, Ariz, Feb 10-14, 2009.

  • Christopher D. Killingsworth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Steven M. Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sections Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Mark A. Patterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sections Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Jordan A. Weinberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Gerald McGwin Jr, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Sherry M. Melton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Donald A. Reiff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Loring W. Rue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • William D. Jordan Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sections Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Marc A. Passman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Marc A. Passman, MD, Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, BDB 503, 1530 3rd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0012

Received 12 August 2009 ,Accepted 13 December 2009.

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    Prospectively implemented decision algorithm for intravascular ultrasound–guided bedside filter placement in critically ill patients. DVT, Deep venous thrombosis; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GCS, G

    Prospectively implemented decision algorithm for intravascular ultrasound–guided bedside filter placement in critically ill patients. DVT, Deep venous thrombosis; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; ICU, intensive care unit; IVC, inferior vena cava; MR, magnetic resonance; PE, pulmonary embolism; PUD, peptic ulcer disease; VTE, venous thromboembolism.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)02638-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.12.041

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 1215-1221 , May 2010

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