2020
Costs and complications of hospital admissions for inferior vena cava filter malfunction
Kim TI, Abougergi MS, Guzman RJ, Ochoa Chaar CI. Costs and complications of hospital admissions for inferior vena cava filter malfunction. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Venous And Lymphatic Disorders 2020, 9: 315-320.e4. PMID: 32791305, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualDevice RemovalEndovascular ProceduresFemaleForeign-Body MigrationHospital CostsHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionProsthesis DesignProsthesis FailureProsthesis ImplantationRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVena Cava FiltersConceptsIVCF retrievalEndovascular retrievalOpen retrievalMost patientsHospital admissionEndovascular removalNational Inpatient Sample databaseHigher infectious complicationsNational hospital admissionMean hospital lengthDeep venous thrombosisTenth Revision codesHigher hospital costsCost of hospitalizationSpecific ICD-10 codesUrban teaching hospitalICD-10 codesInfectious complicationsOverall complicationsHospital lengthInpatient mortalityAbdominal surgeryInstitutional seriesPatient characteristicsPulmonary embolism
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 forceps