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Changes in inferior vena cava filter placement over the past decade at a large community-based academic health center  Tahir E. Yunus, MD, Nabil Tariq,

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1 Changes in inferior vena cava filter placement over the past decade at a large community-based academic health center  Tahir E. Yunus, MD, Nabil Tariq, MD, Rose E. Callahan, MS, David J. Niemeyer, MD, O.W. Brown, MD, Gerald B. Zelenock, MD, Charles J. Shanley, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages e4 (January 2008) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Venous thromboembolic disease at the time IVC filter placement in 1995 (n = 76) and 2005 (n = 470). No significant difference was seen between the two time periods (P = .23). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e4DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Distribution of providers for IVC filter placement in 1995 and 2005. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e4DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Indications for IVC filter placement in 1995 and Differences between the two time periods were not statistically significant (P = .12). N for each group is indicated at the base of each bar. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e4DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Indications for IVC filter placement by cardiologists and radiologists in 1995 and Statistically significant differences were seen between the two time periods for cardiologists (P = .02) but not for radiologists (P = .35). N for each group is indicated at the base of each bar. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e4DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

6 Fig 5 Distribution of indications for IVC filter placement among all providers during 2005. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , e4DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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