The use of pre-operative Inferior Vena Cava filters for thromboprophylaxis in ultra-high-risk patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and narrative analysis.

Sarita SochartKwaku Wiredu BaryehDavid H Sochart

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2023)

The use of IVCFs eliminated fatal PE in UHRAPs, but larger, high-quality studies, with standardised reporting, are still required to determine their absolute indications for use, complication profile, efficacy and optimum design.

Keyphrases

inferior vena cava
total hip
patients undergoing
total knee arthroplasty
pulmonary embolism
vena cava
venous thromboembolism
high resolution
adverse drug