title: Prophylactic vena cava filters for trauma patients: a systematic review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Philbrick
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fritz Angle
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016239:MEDLINE; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*