Thrombophilic patients undergoing elective neurosurgery who receive a temporary inferior vena cava (IVC) filter show dramatically fewer thrombotic or hemorrhagic complications compared with ...

Variation Seen in Vena Cava Filter Use Among Hospitals Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are safe for use in patients at higher risk for venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) while undergoing major ...

An IVC filter is a medical appliance used to prevent dangerous blood clots from migrating to the heart, lungs or brain. The filters are used after someone has undergone surgery to prevent pulmonary ...

FAIRFAX, Va.--The first large-scale, multispecialty prospective clinical research trial to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related follow-up treatment in the United ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An excimer laser sheath successfully removed inferior vena cava filters with low complication rates, according ...

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 ...

Humana Inc. today announced research findings that suggest inferior vena cava (IVC) filters may be overused in managed care populations, and that filters may not always be removed after they are no ...

Temple-led research findings suggest practice of implanting inferior vena cava filters in patients on a prophylactic basis prior to bariatric surgery is associated with worse clinical outcomes and ...

Shimla: Doctors at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital here have achieved a rare feat by successfully retrieving Inferior Vena Caval (IVC) filter without surgery. This rare procedure has ...

Due to a failure to warn doctors and patients of the complications of IVC filter usage, Houston firefighter Jeffrey Pavlock was awarded $1.2 million in a jury verdict against Cook Medical after ...