Epidemiology of the use of inferior vena cava filters in Brazil between 2008 and 2019.
Andressa Cristina Sposato LouzadaDafne Braga Diamante LeidermanMarcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da SilvaMaria Fernanda Cassino PortugalJoão Carlos de Campos GuerraMarcelo Passos TeivelisNelson WoloskerPublished in: Vascular (2023)
We observed a low but increasing rate of inferior vena cava filter placements in Brazil between 2008 and 2019, most indications were therapeutic. Our findings were heterogeneous across Brazilian regions and contrasted to those observed in the USA, which is likely due to cultural and socioeconomic factors.