Hospital Variation and Patient Characteristics Associated With Vena Cava Filter Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a wide variation in the use of vena cava filter (VCF).

Objective

This study assessed the hospital and patient characteristics associated with VCF use in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).

Methods

Inpatient discharge data from all acute care hospitals with DVT/PE during 2008-2014 in Kentucky were used. Hierarchical logistic regression models were used to evaluate the relationships of study variables with VCF use.

Results

During the study period, 81,922 discharges for DVT/PE were observed and 10.5% of these received a VCF. This included 12,083 cases of PE+DVT, 18,571 cases of PE only, and 51,268 cases of DVT only. VCF use among these groups was 22.7%, 6.0%, and 7.8%, respectively. In adjusted analyses, VCF use was associ

SUBMITTER: Brown JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5145746 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature