Out of Sight, out of Mind? An Audit Which Proposes a Follow-Up and Management Pathway for Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Table 1

Comparison of Groups A (control group) and B (following implementation of the three-step plan).

Group	Made permanent	Removed	Failed removal	No removal attempted
Group A ()	4 (12%)	15 (45%)	5 (15%)	9 (27%)
Group B ()	13 (39%)	15 (45%)	3 (9%)	3 (9%)