Evaluation of Changing Vena Cava Filter Use and Inpatient Hospital Mortality from 2016-2019: A Single-Institution Quality Improvement Project

Evaluation of Changing Vena Cava Filter Use and Inpatient Hospital Mortality from 2016-2019: A Single-Institution Quality Improvement Project

Objective: To evaluate the changing trends of vena cava filter (VCF) insertion and determine whether changes in VCF use affected inpatient mortality. Patients and Methods: A quality improvement project at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, tracks the type and reason for VCF insertions from January 1...

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Main Authors: Matthew R. Augustine, MD, Erica M. Knavel Koepsel, MD, Lisa G. Peterson, MAN, RN, Laurie Rupkalvis, RN, Ann Comstock, APRN, CNP, Ian McPhail, MD, Robert D. McBane, MD, Haraldur Bjarnason, MD, Damon E. Houghton, MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454821001259

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