Starting treatment Indications Dosing and monitoring Complications Follow-up

Indications If warfarin is contraindicated, consider a vena caval filter for deep vein thrombosis  Why? Vena caval filters are not a useful addition to warfarin a but may offer some protection d

Expiry date: May 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

With thanks to Drs. David Keeling, John Reynolds, David Sackett, Sharon Straus and Alan Townsend 
for use of their anticoagulation guide on which this one is based.