2024
The Degree of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Tilt Associated with Challenging Retrieval
Kostiuk V, Grubman S, Brahmandam A, Schneider E, Tonnessen B, Perez Lozada J, Guzman R, Ochoa Chaar C. The Degree of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Tilt Associated with Challenging Retrieval. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2024, 109: 135-142. PMID: 39025218, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIVC filter tiltInferior vena cavaInferior vena cava filter retrievalFilter tiltEndovascular techniquesFilter retrievalInferior vena cava axisRight jugular vein accessInferior vena cava diameterElectronic charts of patientsInferior vena cava filter removalAssociated with technical difficultiesCharts of patientsFailed retrievalJugular vein accessLowest renal veinRight jugular veinRegression analysisFilter placementIVC filtersRenal veinVein accessVena cavaProcedural characteristicsFilter removal
2019
Costs and complications of endovascular inferior vena cava filter retrieval
Brahmandam A, Skrip L, Mojibian H, Aruny J, Sumpio B, Dardik A, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI. Costs and complications of endovascular inferior vena cava filter retrieval. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 653-659.e1. PMID: 31307952, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced endovascular techniquesIVC filter retrievalFilter dwell timeInferior vena cava filter retrievalEndovascular techniquesFilter retrievalProcedural costsAdditional endovascular techniquesVenous ultrasound examinationVenous access sitesAbnormal radiologic findingsComputed tomography scanTotal procedural timeComplication rateMost complicationsPatient characteristicsTertiary centerRadiologic findingsOutside hospitalIVC filtersLower extremitiesTomography scanUltrasound examinationAccess siteBronchoscopy forcepsPatient perspectives on inferior vena cava filter retrieval
Aurshina A, Brahmandam A, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Mojibian H, Sarac T, Ochoa Chaar CI. Patient perspectives on inferior vena cava filter retrieval. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2019, 7: 507-513. PMID: 30850353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2018.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultClinical Decision-MakingComorbidityDevice RemovalDirect-to-Consumer AdvertisingFemaleHealth CommunicationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicPatientsPulmonary EmbolismRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsVena Cava FiltersConceptsIVC filter placementMajority of patientsFilter placementIVC filtersPatient's perspectiveRetrospective single-center reviewSingle-center reviewLong-term complicationsPrimary care providersTelephone surveyInferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval RatesInferior vena cava filter retrievalTeam of physiciansFilter retrieval ratesElectronic medical recordsTerms of demographicsHealth-related communicationPatient demographicsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsMedical recordsPatient awarenessVascular specialistsOverall retrieval rateLong-term effects