title: Do inferior vena cava filters prevent death from pulmonary embolism?
authors.affiliation: University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: t1morris@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: prognosis; pulmonary embolism; survival; vena cava filter; venous thromboembolism