A population-based study of inferior vena cava filters in patients with acute venous thromboembolism.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our study objective was to describe the frequency, indications, and outcomes after inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement in a population-based sample of residents of the Worcester, Massachusetts, metropolitan area who had been diagnosed as having acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in 1999, 2001, and 2003.

Methods

A retrospective chart review of inpatient and outpatient medical records was conducted. Recorded indication(s) for IVC filter placement was determined among a subset of cases from 3 Worcester tertiary care hospitals. Three thrombosis specialists assessed the appropriateness of IVC filter placement.

Results

Of 1547 greater Worcester residents with validated acute VTE and without a prior IVC filter, 203 (13.1%) had an IVC filter placed after acut

SUBMITTER: Spencer FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3691870 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature