Leave ‘Em or Retrieve ‘Em? Management of Inferior Vena Cava Filters†
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Inferior vena cava filters: truth or dare?
V enous thromboembolism (VTE) is common, with an incidence of >400 out of 100 000 people in the United States. 1 VTE recurrence is also frequent, occurring in 40% of patients, 2 with mortality as high as 30%. 3 Also, if left untreated, pulmonary embolism (PE) will occur in as many as 40% of all proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 4 Although first-line treatment for VTE is anticoagulation, some...
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Venous thromboembolism is common. Most pulmonary emboli arise as thromboses in the deep veins of the lower extremities and may result in serious complications. Inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) are intended to prevent the passage of deep vein thrombosis to the pulmonary arteries. Accepted indications for IVCF placement include the presence of acute venous thromboembolism with inability to admin...
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Supervising Section Editor: Sean O. Henderson, MD Submission history: Submitted June 13, 2012; Accepted August 6, 2012 Full text available through open access at http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_westjem DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.8.12795 [West J Emerg Med 2013;14(2):161-162.] Sarah Unterman, MD* Tad Nair, MD† Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Univ...
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PURPOSE To determine the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after removal of retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective study was conducted of 67 patients who underwent 72 consecutive filter retrievals at a single institution. Data collected included VTE status at the time of filter placement, anticoagulant medications at the time of filter retrie...
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The benefit of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter in addition to standard anticoagulation regimens is unknown. METHODS We examined data for patients who received IVC filters with anticoagulation (AC-Filter) after an episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and compared them with data for those who received anticoagulation only (AC-Only). Outcome measures were new pulm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.06.025