Characteristic analysis of patients with inferior vena cava filters removal_CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY

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HOU Li ¹ , HE Yunyun ² , WANG Tiehao ² , CHEN Xiyang ² , WU Zhoupeng ² , DU Xiaojiong ² , YANG Yi ² , YUAN Ding ² , HUANG Bin ² , ZHAO Jichun ² ,  MA Yukui ²

1. Day Surgery Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R China;
2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

MA Yukui, Email: mayukui@scu.edu.cn

Keywords：

inferior vena cava filter; complications; treatment modality

DOI：

10.7507/1007-9424.202412116

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Objective To understand the characteristics of patients who have undergone the removal of the inferior vena cava (IVC) filter, so as to provide a reference for optimizing the clinical application strategy of IVC filters. Method The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients underwent IVC filter removal in the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University from December 2016 to December 2023 were retrospectively collected. Results A total of 102 patients were enrolled, including 48 (47.1%) males and 54 (52.9%) females. The age of the patients was (46.75±16.72) years old, and 75 (73.5%) patients were aged between 20 and 59 years old. The proportion of patients underwent retrieval after IVC filter placement due to combined central deep vein thrombosis was highest, accounting for 48.0% (49/102). Of the 102 patients, 72 (70.6%) patients underwent IVC filter removal within 90 d and 6 (5.9%) patients underwent IVC filter removal after more than one year. The median duration of filter placement for all patients was 35 d (ranging from 5 to 7 300 d). The filter was removed via interventional method in 92 (90.8%) patients and via open surgery in 10 (9.8%) patients. The endovascular retrieval failed in one of 92 patients and then the follow-up observation was selected. Compared with the interventional treatment, the patients who had the filter removal by open surgery had a longer placement time of the filter in the IVC (median: 136.5 d vs. 32.5 d, P=0.002). Conclusions From the analysis results of this cases data, patients with IVC filters don’t show obvious gender characteristics. The majority of them are young and middle-aged, and interventional method is mostly used for the removal of IVC filters. Patients who receive open surgery to remove the filter have a longer placement time in the IVC, suggesting the necessity of early removal of the IVC filter.

Citation： HOU Li, HE Yunyun, WANG Tiehao, CHEN Xiyang, WU Zhoupeng, DU Xiaojiong, YANG Yi, YUAN Ding, HUANG Bin, ZHAO Jichun, MA Yukui. Characteristic analysis of patients with inferior vena cava filters removal. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2025, 32(4): 428-432. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202412116 Copy

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2. Lee LH, Gallus A, Jindal R, et al. Incidence of venous thromboembolism in Asian populations: A systematic review. Thromb Haemost, 2017, 117(12): 2243-2260.
3. Zhang Z, Lei J, Shao X, et al. Trends in hospitalization and in-hospital mortality from VTE, 2007 to 2016, in China. Chest, 2019, 155(2): 342-353.
4. Sentíes AC, Carrera NF, Gordillo OG. Inferior vena cava ligation versus the Mobin-Uddin filter for prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism. Int Surg, 1977, 62(8): 420-425.
5. Saeed MJ, Turner TE, Brown DL. Trends in inferior vena cava filter placement by indication in the United States from 2005 to 2014. JAMA Intern Med, 2017, 177(12): 1861-1862.
6. Reddy S, Lakhter V, Zack CJ, et al. Association between contemporary trends in inferior vena cava filter placement and the 2010 US food and drug administration advisory. JAMA Intern Med, 2017, 177(9): 1373-1374.
7. Keeling AN, Kinney TB, Lee MJ. Optional inferior vena caval filters: where are we now? Eur Radiol, 2008, 18(8): 1556-1568.
8. Angel LF, Tapson V, Galgon RE, et al. Systematic review of the use of retrievable inferior vena cava filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 2011, 22(11): 1522-1530. e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2011.08.024.
9. Bistervels IM, Buchmüller A, Tardy B. Inferior vena cava filters in pregnancy: Safe or sorry? Front Cardiovasc Med, 2022, 9: 1026002. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1026002.
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11. Swersky A, Desai KR. Inferior vena cava filter retrieval: Simple to complex. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 2024, 47(12): 1642-1649.
12. Wang J, Zhou Y, Wang T. Abdominal aortic penetration caused by an incidentally discovered inferior vena cava filter. Eur Heart J, 2024, 45(39): 4242. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae275.
13. Deso SE, Idakoji IA, Kuo WT. Evidence-based evaluation of inferior vena cava filter complications based on filter type. Semin Intervent Radiol, 2016, 33(2): 93-100.
14. Meyer A, Schönleben F, Heinz M, et al. Perforated inferior vena cava filters as the cause of unclear abdominal pain. Ann Vasc Surg, 2013, 27(3): 354. e9-354. e12. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.08.006.
15. Hagedorn JC, Morton JM. Pulmonary embolus after retrieval of a temporary inferior vena caval filter in a Jehovah’s Witness undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Obes Surg, 2006, 16(8): 1096-1100.

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