Open AccessIndications, retrieval rate, and complications of inferior vena cava filters: Single-center experience in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdullah Bin Shabib,
Fahad Abdulaziz Alsayed,
Saad Saleh Aldughaythir,
Hanan Habeeb,
Sumayyah Al Tamimi,
Emad Masuadi,
Mohsen Alzahrani,
Ali Alaklabi,
Azzam Alotaibi,
Rajkumar Rajendram,
Mosaad Almegren
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_356_17
Subject(s) - medicine , contraindication , inferior vena cava , pulmonary embolism , retrospective cohort study , inferior vena cava filter , single center , surgery , thrombosis , venous thrombosis , alternative medicine , pathology
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is indicated in patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in whom therapeutic anticoagulation is contraindicated. While prophylactic insertion of an IVC filter may be considered for patients at high risk of VTE, there are significant differences between clinical guidelines on the role of IVC filters. These discrepancies have arisen predominantly because of the paucity of data on the efficacy and safety of IVC filters. We, therefore, evaluated the indications for filter insertion, the rate of filter retrieval and complications in patients who received IVC filters at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.