Cost-effectiveness of the bird's nest filter for preventing pulmonary embolism among patients with malignant brain tumors and deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 795-799

  Chau, Quan ^a   Cantor, Scott B ^a   Caramel, Elenir ^a   Hicks, Marshall ^a   Kurtin, Danna ^a   Grover, Tejpal ^a   Elting, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Deep venous thrombosis; Incremental cost; Malignant brain tumors; Markov model; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTER; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; LEG THROMBOSIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BENCHMARKING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MARKOV CHAINS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0346363806     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0520-2     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (1999) Healthcare cost and utilization project. www.ahrq.gov. Cited 1 Sept 2001
2. Calligaro KD, Bergen WS, Haut MJ, et al (1991) Thromboembolic complications in patients with advanced cancer: Anticoagulation versus Greenfield filter placement. Ann Vasc Surg 5:186-189
3. Cantelmo NL, Menzoian JO, Logerfo FW et al (1982) Clinical experience with vena caval filters in high-risk cancer patients. Cancer 50:341-344
4. Coon W (1984) Venous thromboembolism. Prevalence, risk factors and prevention. Clin Chest Med 5:391-401
5. Decousus H, Leizorovicz A, Parent F et al (1998) A clinical trial of vena caval filters in the prevention of pulmonary embolism in patients with proximal deep-vein thrombosis. New Engl J Med 338:409-415
6. Hicks ME, Middleton WD, Picus D et al (1990) Prevalence of local venous thrombosis after transfemoral placement of a bird's nest vena caval filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1:63-68
7. Hubbard K, Roehm Jr JO, Abbruzzese JL (1994) The bird's nest filter. An alternative to long-term oral anticoagulation in patients with advanced malignancies. Am J Clin Oncol 17:115-117
8. Ihnat DM, Mills JL, Hughes JD et al (1998) Treatment of patients with venous thromboembolism and malignant disease: Should vena cava filter placement be routine? J Vasc Surg 28:800-807
9. Kobelt G, Jonsson L, Henricksson F et al (2000) Cost-utility analysis of interferon beta-1b in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Intl J Tech Assess Health Care 16:768-780
10. Lea N, Grossman S (1994) Treatment of thromboembolic complications in patients with brain tumors. J Neuro Oncol 22:127-137
11. Levine M, Lee A (2001) Treatment of venous thrombosis in the cancer patient. Acta Haematol 106:81-87
12. Marcy P-Y, Magne N, Gallard J-C et al (2002) Cost-benefit assessment of inferior vena cava filter placement in advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 10:76-80
13. Marras LC, Geerts WH, Perry JR (2000) The risk of venous thromboembolism is increased throughout the course of malignant glioma. Cancer 89:640-6
14. Nicholson AA, Ettles DF, Paddon AJ et al (1999) Long-term follow-up of the bird's nest IVC filter. Clin Radiol 54:759-764
15. Partsch H, Kechavarz B, Mostbeck A et al (1996) Frequency of pulmonary embolism in patients who have iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis and are treated with once- or twice-daily low-molecular-weight heparin. J Vasc Surg 24(5):774-782
16. Roehm JO, Johnsrude IS, Barth MH et al (1988) The bird's nest inferior vena cava filter: Progress report. Radiology 168:745-749
17. Ruff R, Posner J (1983) Incidence and treatment of peripheral venous thrombosis in patients with glioma. Ann Neurol 13:334-336
18. Sawaya R, Zuccarello M, Elkalliny M et al (1992) Postoperative venous thromboembolism and brain tumors: Part i. Clinical profile. J Neuro-Oncol 14:119-125
19. Schwarz RE, Marrero AM, Caonlon KC et al (1996) Inferior vena cava filters in cancer patients: Indications and outcome. J Clin Oncol 14:652-657
20. Sonnenberg F, Beck J (1993) Markov models in medical decision making: A practical guide. Med Decis Making 13:322-338
21. Tengs T, Wallace A (2000) One thousand health-related quality-of-life estimates. Med Care 38:583-637
22. Walsh DB, Downing S, Nauta R et al (1987) Metastatic cancer: A relative contraindication to vena cava filter placement. Cancer 59:161-163
23. Winchell R, Hoyt D, Walsh J et al (1994) Risk factors associated with pulmonary embolus despite routine prophylaxis: Implications for improved protection. J Trauma 37:600-606
24. Wojtowycz M, Stoehr T, Crummy A et al (1997) The bird's nest inferior vena caval filter: Review of a single-center experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol 8:171-179