title: Improving retrieval rates for retrievable inferior vena cava filters.
abstract: The introduction of retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters was an important step in the evolution of deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism management. Their removability makes them preferred to permanent filters in many cases. IVC filter retrieval often occurs at a suboptimal rate, leading to complications associated with long-term placement. Improving retrievability includes solutions for patients being lost to follow-up, filter malpositioning, need arising for permanent IVC filtration, filtration requiring longer than the filter's window of retrievability, and filter compromise by the presence of a large trapped clot. This review explores these strategies for retrieval in detail in hopes of improving IVC filter retrieval rates.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3600 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ausdixon@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Austin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: S William
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Stavropoulos
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016306:Vena Cava Filters