Inferior vena cava filters utilization in patients with venous thromboembolism: Analysis of a database of a tertiary hospital.

Magomed M ArslanbekovOksana I EfremovaIgor S LebedevAleksandr I KirienkoIgor Anatolievich Zolotukhin

Published in: Phlebology (2020)

Every one in five patients with proximal DVT and/or PE receives IVCF in a routine practice in tertiary hospital. The most common indications for IVCF implantation were inability for anticoagulation or anticoagulation failure. Removal rate of retrievable cava filters is low.

Keyphrases

inferior vena cava
venous thromboembolism
pulmonary embolism
direct oral anticoagulants
vena cava
primary care
healthcare
atrial fibrillation