How Effective is a Departmental Registry Follow-up form for Improving Retrieval of Inferior Vena Cava Filters? A Single-center Experience

Arabi, Esraa; Almusallam, Ghaida; Alkhathlan, Abeer; Alfaiz, Razan; Alzarani, Yousof; Arabi, Mohammad

doi:10.4103/ajir.ajir_20_18

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“…Arabi et al 12 evaluated a tracking system at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. The sample size was smaller and time interval was shorter compared to the current study.…”

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IVC Filter Retrieval before and after Implementation of IVC Filter Retrieval Alert System (IFRAS): A Single-Center Experience

Aljaziri

Salman

Shaheen

et al. 2023

The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the IVC filter retrieval alert system (IFRAS) in increasing the inferior vena cava (IVC) filter retrieval rate. Materials and Methods: This study was a case-based retrospective study, for patients who had IVC filter insertion from January 2013 to December 2019 with a sample of 756 patients. The sample was divided into two groups for filter retrieval rate: before the implementation of the tracking system (IFRAS) between 2013 and 2015 with a sample of 321 patients, and after the implementation of the tracking system (IFRAS) between 2016 and 2019 with a sample of 435 patients. This study aimed to compare the IVC filter retrieval rate before and after the implementation of the IFRAS. The tracking system (IFRAS) protocol was applied by a dedicated employee who is actively tracking patients and strictly following them up with a referred physician or interventional radiologist through the interventional radiology clinic. Results: The IVC filter retrieval before the implementation of the tracking system (2013–2015) was 38.3% (123/321), and it became 54.25% (236/435) after the implementation of the tracking system with a p-value less than 0.001. Before implementing the tracking system, patients with no follow-up after IVC filter insertion were 45.17% (145/321), and this decreased to 41.15% (179/435) after implementing the tracking system. Conclusion: The study proved a statistically significant difference in increasing the IVC filter retrieval rate after implementing the IFRAS.

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“…Arabi et al 12 evaluated a tracking system at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. The sample size was smaller and time interval was shorter compared to the current study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

IVC Filter Retrieval before and after Implementation of IVC Filter Retrieval Alert System (IFRAS): A Single-Center Experience

Aljaziri

Salman

Shaheen

et al. 2023

The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology

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“…This is in disagreement also with Arabi, et al who did a case-controlled retrospective study of all patients who had filters over 2 years and found a 307 retrievable filters were inserted. The foremost common indications for placement were VTE with contraindications to anticoagulant 80%, and 24% inserted prophylactically while not VTE [30].…”

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“…The indications for the filter were contraindicated to anticoagulant use due to bleeding or hemorrhagic complications and recurrent PE despite anticoagulant usage [31]. Preven-retrieval rate was thirty-five% [30]. But Mousa found retrieval rate was 95% [31].…”

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Indications and Prognostic Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Almoosa Hospital's Experience

Safwat¹,

Mahmoud²,

Abdullah³

et al. 2021

Int J Respir Pulm Med

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Background: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter can be used for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) with any of the following conditions: Contraindications for anticoagulants, recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) despite anticoagulants, or anticoagulants-related complications, and poor cardiopulmonary reserve.This study aimed to assess indications, efficacy, and outcome of IVC filter insertion for patients with VTE.Methods: This retrospective study was performed at Almoosa Hospital, Alhasa, Saudi Arabia, from August 2017 to August 2020 and met the inclusion criteria. All adult patients who received an IVC filter insertion were included. Results:The study included 1350 cases. We divided the patients into two groups, group 1: 1310 patients who had VTE without need for IVC filter insertion, and group 2: 40 patients, 39 who had VTE, and IVC filter insertion was needed and one poly-trauma patient and IVC filter were inserted prophylactically. A total of 40 IVC filters were inserted. Thirty patients (75%) had a submassive PE with pulmonary hypertension and poor pulmonary vascular reserve, 9 patients (22.5%) had VTE with contraindications to anticoagulant (due to either gastrointestinal bleeding, cerebral hemorrhage, or major trauma) while one patient (2.5%) had prophylactic IVC filter in the absence of VTE. The rate of IVC retrieval was 30% (12 cases) without complications reported to IVC insertion or removal except one case filter was removed on 2 different sessions. Conclusion:IVC filter insertion is a safe and effective method of preventing potentially fatal PE originate from the pelvic and lower extremity deep venous thrombosis when used appropriately.

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Indications and prognostic outcome of inferior vena cava filter

Eldaboosy¹,

Farouk²,

Farouk³

et al. 2022

The Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis

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Background An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is useful in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) who have any of the following conditions: contraindications to anticoagulants, recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) despite anticoagulants or complications related to anticoagulants, and low cardiopulmonary reserve. This study aimed to assess indications, efficacy, and outcome of IVC filter insertion for patients with VTE. Patients and methods A retrospective study was conducted at Almoosa Hospital, Al Alhsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the period between August 2017 and September 2020. All adult patients who underwent IVC filter were included. Results The study included 1350 cases. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1 included 1310 patients who had VTE without the need for an IVC filter, and group 2 included 40 patients, 39 of whom had VTE and required an IVC filter, and one patient with polytrauma (cerebral hemorrhage, pelvic hematoma) in whom an IVC filter was used prophylactically. A total of 40 IVC filters were used. Thirty (75%) patients had submassive PE with pulmonary hypertension and low pulmonary vascular reserve, nine (22.5%) patients had VTE with contraindications for an anticoagulant (due to gastrointestinal bleeding, cerebral hemorrhage, or major trauma), while one (2.5%) patient had an IVC filter inserted prophylactically although no VTE was present. The rate of IVC removal was 30% (12 cases), with no reported complications of IVC insertion or removal, except in one case where the filter was removed in two separate sessions. Conclusion IVC filter insertion, when used correctly, is a safe and effective method of preventing a potentially fatal PE by blocking the passage of thrombi from the lower extremities and pelvis to the lungs when used correctly.

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How Effective is a Departmental Registry Follow-up form for Improving Retrieval of Inferior Vena Cava Filters? A Single-center Experience

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IVC Filter Retrieval before and after Implementation of IVC Filter Retrieval Alert System (IFRAS): A Single-Center Experience

IVC Filter Retrieval before and after Implementation of IVC Filter Retrieval Alert System (IFRAS): A Single-Center Experience

Indications and Prognostic Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter: Almoosa Hospital's Experience

Indications and prognostic outcome of inferior vena cava filter

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