Long-term outcomes after using retrievable vena cava filters in major trauma patients with contraindications to prophylactic anticoagulation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the long-term outcomes of using vena cava filters to prevent symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) in major trauma patients who have contraindications to prophylactic anticoagulation.

Methods

This was an a priori sub-study of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving long-term outcome data of 223 patients who were enrolled in Western Australia. State-wide clinical information system, radiology database and death registry were used to assess long-term outcomes, including incidences of venous thromboembolism, venous injury and mortality beyond day-90 follow-up.

Results

The median follow-up time of 198 patients (89%) who survived beyond 90 days was 65 months (interquartile range 59-73). Ten patients (5.1%) died after day-90 follow-up; and four pa

SUBMITTER: Ho KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9419913 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature