TY - JOUR
T1 - A Critical Review of Available Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters and Future Directions
AU - Montgomery, Jennifer P.
AU - Kaufman, John A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Inferior vena cava filters have been placed in patients for decades for protection against pulmonary embolism. The widespread use of filters has dramatically increased owing at least in part to the approval of retrievable vena cava filters. Retrievable filters have the potential to protect against pulmonary embolism and then be retrieved once no longer needed to avoid potential long-term complications. There are several retrievable vena cava filters available for use. This article discusses the different filter designs as well as the published data on these available filters. When selecting a filter for use, it is important to consider the potential short-term complications and the filters' window for retrieval. Understanding potential long-term complications is also critical, as these devices are approved for permanent placement and many filters are not retrieved. Finally, this article will address research into new designs that may be the future of vena cava filtration.
AB - Inferior vena cava filters have been placed in patients for decades for protection against pulmonary embolism. The widespread use of filters has dramatically increased owing at least in part to the approval of retrievable vena cava filters. Retrievable filters have the potential to protect against pulmonary embolism and then be retrieved once no longer needed to avoid potential long-term complications. There are several retrievable vena cava filters available for use. This article discusses the different filter designs as well as the published data on these available filters. When selecting a filter for use, it is important to consider the potential short-term complications and the filters' window for retrieval. Understanding potential long-term complications is also critical, as these devices are approved for permanent placement and many filters are not retrieved. Finally, this article will address research into new designs that may be the future of vena cava filtration.
KW - deep venous thrombosis
KW - inferior vena cava filter
KW - interventional radiology
KW - pulmonary embolism
KW - venous thromboembolic event
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0036-1582121
DO - 10.1055/s-0036-1582121
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84966344953
VL - 33
SP - 79
EP - 87
JO - Seminars in Interventional Radiology
JF - Seminars in Interventional Radiology
SN - 0739-9529
IS - 2
ER -