Research Article
Safety and Outcomes of Permanent and Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in the Oncology Population
Table 3
Filter retrieval rates, complications, and reasons for lack of retrieval.
| Filters retrieved | 72 | Filters with pathology documented at retrieval | 8 (11%) | Clotted filter | 5 | Infection related to retrieval procedure | 1 | Thrombus noted after retrieval | 1 | Broken struts | 1 | Filters not retrieved | 107 | Reported reasons for not retrieving filters | Progressive disease/clinical deterioration | 55 (51%) | Continued inability to anticoagulated | 25 (23%) | Lost to follow-up | 8 (7%) | Inability to retrieve filter | 5 (5%) | Recurrence with filter in place | 4 (4%) | Concern for anticoagulation compliance | 2 (2%) | Unknown | 8 (7%) |
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Percentages for filters retrieved are out of 72 and percentages for filters not retrieved are out of 107.
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