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IVC filter placement declining, varies by region

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prophylactic inferior vena cava filter placement declined in the United States from 2005 to 2014, but rates ...
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Rates of IVC filter placement decreased from 2010 to 2014

(HealthDay)—The rates of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement increased from 2005 until 2010 and then decreased through 2014, according to a research letter published online Nov. 6 in JAMA ...
Medscape

Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters Used to Protect Against Pulmonary Embolus: A Technology Assessment

The treatment of choice for proximal venous thrombosis is anticoagulation. In situations where anticoagulation is absolutely contraindicated or when anticoagulation has failed in the face of an acute ...
Healio

The ‘Pendulum’ of IVC Filter Use

Inferior vena cava filters have emerged as a popular tool to reduce risk for pulmonary embolism. Nevertheless, their use can be a polarizing issue among physicians. “Many physicians would say that ...
ascopubs.org

Effect of anticoagulation after inferior vena cava filter placement in gynecologic oncology patients on survival.

Effect of tolfenamic acid on ovarian cancer cell growth, targeting of specificity protein transcription factors, and expression of c-Met and survivin. Background: Venous thrombosis is a frequent ...
MedPage Today

2010: When IVC Filter Use Started Going Down

WASHINGTON -- The same year that the FDA warned against long-term use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, placement rates took a downward turn, researchers said. Separately, one center reported ...
MedPage Today

IVC Filters of Questionable Help in Cancer Patients

AUSTIN, Texas -- Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters had mixed results against cancer-related venous thromboembolism (VTE) in studies presented here. In a population-based analysis of more than 90,000 ...
TCTMD

Meta-analysis: Vena Cava Filters Safe, Effective in Reducing Pulmonary Embolism

Placement of a prophylactic inferior vena cava (IVC) filter pares the rate of overall and fatal pulmonary embolism without exposing trauma patients to a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or ...
TCTMD

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Use Fell After FDA Warning but Remains High

Use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters declined in the United States following a 2010 safety communication from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), although the rate of implantation remains ...
Science Daily

Notable decrease in IVC filter usage after FDA advisory

Deep vein thrombosis is a medical condition in which blood clots develop in the deep veins of the body, often in the legs, thigh or pelvis. These clots can break loose and travel to the lungs and can ...
Business Wire

Inferior Vena Cava Filters Market - Technological Advances to Boost Growth | Technavio

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global inferior vena cava (IVC) filters market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 11% during the period 2018-2022, according to a new market research study by ...