Trends and Predictors of Vena Cava Filter Use (2004-2023): A Swiss Nationwide Epidemiological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent data on inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) placement mainly originate from the United States, with limited evidence from Europe.

Methods

We used nationwide, patient-level data from 2004 to 2023, including hospitalizations with mention of IVCF placement or venous thromboembolism (VTE). Placement was classified as secondary prevention if VTE was documented during the hospitalization, otherwise as primary prevention. We assessed IVCF placement rates overall and in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), and studied in-hospital case fatality rates, retrieval rates, and length of hospitalization. Analyses were stratified by prevention type and sex.

Results

IVCF placement was recorded in 5,123 (81.1% secondary prevention) patients. The age-standardized rate o

SUBMITTER: Wolf S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704512 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature