Optimizing the management strategy for inferior vena cava filter.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complications related to the inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) increase with prolonged dwell time. We therefore evaluated the efficacy of two new methods of monitoring patients in terms of retrieval rates, and compared them with our previous practice, which did not involve a multidisciplinary (MD) approach.

Methods

From April 1st, 2012 to October 31st, 2019, patients were monitored by the vascular medicine department, without MD follow-up. From November 1^st, 2019 to October 31^st, 2021, a letter was sent to the patients' general practitioner (GP) to inform them of the need for a specialist consultation to assess whether the filter was still indicated. From November 1^st, 2021 to November 1^st, 2023, an MD discussion was orga

SUBMITTER: Guillaubey G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514712 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature