Association of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use With Mortality Rates in Older Adults With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Feb 1;179(2):263-265. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5287.

Abstract

This study uses 3 distinct statistical approaches to examine the association between use of inferior vena cava filters and mortality rates in Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / mortality*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / statistics & numerical data*
  • Vena Cava Filters / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Anticoagulants