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
2018
A survey of vascular specialists’ practice patterns of inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval
Brahmandam A, Skrip L, Sumpio B, Indes J, Dardik A, Sarac T, Rectenwald J, Chaar CIO. A survey of vascular specialists’ practice patterns of inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval. Vascular 2018, 27: 291-298. PMID: 30501583, DOI: 10.1177/1708538118815394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelDevice RemovalHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Prosthesis ImplantationRadiologistsRadiology, InterventionalSurgeonsTime FactorsUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexUnited StatesVena Cava FiltersConceptsInferior vena cava filterVascular specialistsIVCF retrievalPractice patternsBronchoscopy forcepsRetrieval of IVCFTemporary inferior vena cava filterPermanent inferior vena cava filterInferior vena cava filter placementVena cava filter placementRetrievable inferior vena cava filtersLaser sheathLowest renal veinTertiary care centerCava filter placementVena cava filtersMajority of respondersChi-square testTwo-sample t-testVenous duplexRenal veinCare centerFilter placementSocietal guidelinesLower extremities