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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2690-3164/1710018
Single Center Experience of Inferior Vena Cava Filters Retrieval and Associated Complications
Omar Dahman Ahmed Alamoudi, Mujahed Abduallah Alamri, Othman Zayed A Alshehre, Abdulaziz Hamad M Alsalman, Tahani Dhafer Khalufah Al Shehri, Ali Mohammed Ali Alshehri and Amani Abdulaziz Abdullah Alkhateeb
Article Type: Retrospective Cohort Study | Indexed Archive: Volume 8
Retrievable inferior vena cava (rIVC) filters are used to prevent pulmonary embolism in patients with contraindications to anticoagulation; however, retrieval rates remain low worldwide, increasing the risk of long-term complications. This study evaluates the impact of intervention radiologist follow-up documentation on filter retrieval rate, insertion indications, retrieval outcomes, dwell times, retrieval techniques....
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