Review Article

Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters for Venous Thromboembolism

Table 1

Results of retrievable IVC filters studies.

StudyType of filter Number of filters placedNumber of filters removedDwelling time of filters mean; range (days)Successful retrieval rateReasons for failed retrieval

Smouse et al. [27] Günther Tulip55427558.9; 3–494248 of 275 (90.2%)Improper hook orientation ( ) and excessive tissue growth ( )
Terhaar et al. [24]Günther Tulip531934; 7–126 16 of 19 (84%)Extensive filter thrombus ( ) and attachment to the wall ( )
Looby et al. [28]Gunther Tulip1474533.6 36 of 45 (80%)Attachment to the IVC wall ( ), extreme filter tilt ( ), and extensive filter thrombus ( )
de Gregorio et al. [29]Günther Tulip8870 13 (no repositioning )
34.8 (repositioning )
70 of 70 (100%)
Ray et al. [23]Günther Tulip (143)
Recovery filter (54)
1979411; 1–139 (Günther Tulip)
28; 6–117 (Recovery)
80 of 94 (85.1%)Extensive filter thrombus ( ), filter embedded in IVC wall, and tilted filter ( )
van Ha et al. [25]Günther Tulip (44)
Recovery filter(53)
97 29226; 2–1217 28 of 29 (96.6%)
(14 of 15 (Recovery)
14 of 14 (Günther Tulip))
Large filter clot ( )
Lyon et al. [30]Celect9558179; 5–466 56 of 58 (96.6%)Tilting ( ) and excessive tissue growth ( )
Sangwaiya et al. [31]Celect 731484 (median)14 of 14 (100%)
Zhou et al. [32]Celect620120158.1; 2–518106 of 120 (88.3%)Filter embedment ( ), caval occlusion ( ), retained thrombus ( ), large floating IVC thrombus ( ), and tilt > 15° ( )
Sebunya et al. [33]Recovery G2 (88%)
Celect (11%)
Unspecified (1%)
7840100; 12–34936 of 40 (90%)
Oliva et al. [34]OptEase272111.1; 5–1421 of 21 (100%)
Rosenthal et al. [35]OptEase 404016; 3–4840 of 40 (100%)
Onat et al. [36]OptEase22812411; 4–23115 of 124 (91%)
Kalva et al. [37]OptEase71149; 5–2112 of 14 (85%)
Rosenthal et al. [38]Günther-Tulip (49), Recovery G2 (41), and OptEase (37)1276666 of 66 (100%)
Shao et al. [39]Various 39938922.8; 7–60389 of 389 (100%)
Rogers et al. [40]Various 42016094 of 160 (59%)
Geisbusch et al. [41]Various2009185 of 91 (93.4%)
Lagana et al. [42]ALN2012625 of 26 (96.2%)