Evidence-Based Evaluation of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Complications Based on Filter Type

Seminars in Interventional Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 93-100

  Deso, Steven E ^a   Idakoji, Ibrahim A ^a   Kuo, William T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

interventional radiology; IVC filters; nonthrombotic complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER OCCLUSION; INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER PERFORATION; INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER THROMBOSIS; INFERIOR VENA CAVA PERFORATION; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 84966300018     PISSN: 07399529     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1583208     Document Type: Article

References (88)

1. Duszak R. Jr, Parker L., Levin D. C., Rao V. M. Placement and removal of inferior vena cava filters: national trends in the Medicare population. J Am Coll Radiol: 2011; 8 7 483 489
2. Stein P. D., Kayali F., Olson R. E. Twenty-one-year trends in the use of inferior vena cava filters. Arch Intern Med: 2004; 164 14 1541 1545
3. Smouse B. J. Is market growth of vena cava filters justified? Endovasc Today: 2010; 74 77
4. Food and Drug Administration Removing Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Initial Communication. Published August 9, 2010. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm221676.htm. Accessed July 30, 2015
5. Food and Drug Administration 510(K) Premarket Notification Database. Published 2014. Available at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm. Accessed January 1, 2015
6. Caplin D. M., Nikolic B., Kalva S. P., Ganguli S., Saad W. E., Zuckerman D. A.; Society of Interventional Radiology Standards of Practice Committee. Quality improvement guidelines for the performance of inferior vena cava filter placement for the prevention of pulmonary embolism. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2011; 22 11 1499 1506
7. Durack J. C., Westphalen A. C., Kekulawela S., et al. Perforation of the IVC: rule rather than exception after longer indwelling times for the Günther Tulip and Celect retrievable filters. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol: 2012; 35 2 299 308
8. Food and Drug Administration MAUDE - Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database. Published 2014. Available at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfmaude/search.cfm. Accessed January 1, 2015
9. Bakal C. W., Silberzweig J. E. Vascular and Interventional Radiology: Principles and Practice. New York, NY Thieme: 2011
10. Tam M. D., Spain J., Lieber M., Geisinger M., Sands M. J., Wang W. Fracture and distant migration of the Bard Recovery filter: a retrospective review of 363 implantations for potentially life-threatening complications. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2012; 23 2 199 205.e1
11. Nicholson W., Nicholson W. J., Tolerico P., et al. Prevalence of fracture and fragment embolization of Bard retrievable vena cava filters and clinical implications including cardiac perforation and tamponade. Arch Intern Med: 2010; 170 20 1827 1831
12. Hull J. E., Robertson S. W. Bard Recovery filter: evaluation and management of vena cava limb perforation, fracture, and migration. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 1 52 60
13. Vijay K., Hughes J. A., Burdette A. S., et al. Fractured Bard Recovery, G2, and G2 express inferior vena cava filters: incidence, clinical consequences, and outcomes of removal attempts. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2012; 23 2 188 194
14. Kalva S. P., Athanasoulis C. A., Fan C. M., et al. Recovery vena cava filter: experience in 96 patients. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol: 2006; 29 4 559 564
15. Binkert C. A., Drooz A. T., Caridi J. G., et al. Technical success and safety of retrieval of the G2 filter in a prospective, multicenter study. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 11 1449 1453
16. An T., Moon E., Bullen J., et al. Prevalence and clinical consequences of fracture and fragment migration of the Bard G2 filter: imaging and clinical follow-up in 684 implantations. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2014; 25 6 941 948
17. Poletti P. A., Becker C. D., Prina L., et al. Long-term results of the Simon nitinol inferior vena cava filter. Eur Radiol: 1998; 8 2 289 294
18. McCowan T. C., Ferris E. J., Carver D. K., Molpus W. M. Complications of the nitinol vena caval filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1992; 3 2 401 408
19. Sano M., Unno N., Yamamoto N., Tanaka H., Konno H. Frequent fracture of TrapEase inferior vena cava filters: a long-term follow-up assessment. Arch Intern Med: 2012; 172 2 189 191
20. Cantwell C. P., Pennypacker J., Singh H., Scorza L. B., Waybill P. N., Lynch F. C. Comparison of the recovery and G2 filter as retrievable inferior vena cava filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 9 1193 1199
21. Binkert C. A., Sasadeusz K., Stavropoulos S. W. Retrievability of the recovery vena cava filter after dwell times longer than 180 days. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2006; 17 (2, Pt 1): 299 302
22. Charles H. W., Black M., Kovacs S., et al. G2 inferior vena cava filter: retrievability and safety. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 8 1046 1051
23. Lynch F. C., Kekulawela S. Removal of the G2 filter: differences between implantation times greater and less than 180 days. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 9 1200 1209
24. Marquess J. S., Burke C. T., Beecham A. H., et al. Factors associated with failed retrieval of the Günther Tulip inferior vena cava filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2008; 19 9 1321 1327
25. Smouse H. B., Rosenthal D., Thuong V. H., et al. Long-term retrieval success rate profile for the Günther Tulip vena cava filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 7 871 877, quiz 878
26. Wicky S., Doenz F., Meuwly J-Y, Portier F., Schnyder P., Denys A. Clinical experience with retrievable Günther Tulip vena cava filters. J Endovasc Ther: 2003; 10 5 994 1000
27. Xiao L., Huang D. S., Shen J., Tong J. J. Introducer curving technique for the prevention of tilting of transfemoral Günther Tulip inferior vena cava filter. Korean J Radiol: 2012; 13 4 483 491
28. Greenfield L. J., Peyton R., Crute S., Barnes R. Greenfield vena caval filter experience: late results in 156 patients. Arch Surg: 1981; 116 11 1451 1456
29. Messmer J. M., Greenfield L. J. Greenfield caval filters: long-term radiographic follow-up study. Radiology: 1985; 156 3 613 618
30. Kinney T. B., Rose S. C., Weingarten K. E., Valji K., Oglevie S. B., Roberts A. C. IVC filter tilt and asymmetry: comparison of the over-The-wire stainless-steel and titanium Greenfield IVC filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1997; 8 6 1029 1037
31. Johnson S. P., Raiken D. P., Grebe P. J., Diffin D. C., Leyendecker J. R. Single institution prospective evaluation of the over-The-wire Greenfield vena caval filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1998; 9 5 766 773
32. Sweeney T. J., Van Aman M. E. Deployment problems with the titanium Greenfield filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1993; 4 5 691 694
33. Wittenberg G., Kueppers V., Tschammler A., Scheppach W., Kenn W., Hahn D. Long-term results of vena cava filters: experiences with the LGM and the Titanium Greenfield devices. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol: 1998; 21 3 225 229
34. Nicholson A. A., Ettles D. F., Paddon A. J., Dyet J. F. Long-term follow-up of the bird's nest IVC filter. Clin Radiol: 1999; 54 11 759 764
35. McLoney E. D., Krishnasamy V. P., Castle J. C., Yang X., Guy G. Complications of Celect, Günther tulip, and Greenfield inferior vena cava filters on CT follow-up: a single-institution experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2013; 24 11 1723 1729
36. Hoffer E. K., Mueller R. J., Luciano M. R., Lee N. N., Michaels A. T., Gemery J. M. Safety and efficacy of the Gunther Tulip retrievable vena cava filter: midterm outcomes. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol: 2013; 36 4 998 1005
37. Olorunsola O. G., Kohi M. P., Fidelman N., et al. Caval penetration by retrievable inferior vena cava filters: a retrospective comparison of Option and Günther Tulip filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2013; 24 4 566 571
38. Zhou D., Spain J., Moon E., Mclennan G., Sands M. J., Wang W. Retrospective review of 120 Celect inferior vena cava filter retrievals: experience at a single institution. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2012; 23 12 1557 1563
39. Sangwaiya M. J., Marentis T. C., Walker T. G., Stecker M., Wicky S. T., Kalva S. P. Safety and effectiveness of the celect inferior vena cava filter: preliminary results. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 9 1188 1192
40. Greenfield L. J., Cho K. J., Proctor M., et al. Results of a multicenter study of the modified hook-titanium Greenfield filter. J Vasc Surg: 1991; 14 3 253 257
41. Ferris E. J., McCowan T. C., Carver D. K., McFarland D. R. Percutaneous inferior vena caval filters: follow-up of seven designs in 320 patients. Radiology: 1993; 188 3 851 856
42. Greenfield L. J., Cho K. J., Pais S. O., Van Aman M. Preliminary clinical experience with the titanium Greenfield vena caval filter. Arch Surg: 1989; 124 6 657 659
43. Hoppe H., Nutting C. W., Smouse H. R., et al. Günther Tulip filter retrievability multicenter study including CT follow-up: final report. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2006; 17 6 1017 1023
44. Millward S. F., Peterson R. A., Moher D., et al. LGM (Vena Tech) vena caval filter: experience at a single institution. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1994; 5 2 351 356
45. Crochet D. P., Brunel P., Trogrlic S., Grossetëte R., Auget J-L, Dary C. Long-term follow-up of Vena Tech-LGM filter: predictors and frequency of caval occlusion. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1999; 10 (2, Pt 1): 137 142
46. Corriere M. A., Sauve K. J., Ayerdi J., et al. Vena cava filters and inferior vena cava thrombosis. J Vasc Surg: 2007; 45 4 789 794
47. Simon M., Athanasoulis C. A., Kim D., et al. Simon nitinol inferior vena cava filter: initial clinical experience. Work in progress. Radiology: 1989; 172 1 99 103
48. Kim D., Edelman R. R., Margolin C. J., et al. The Simon nitinol filter: evaluation by MR and ultrasound. Angiology: 1992; 43 7 541 548
49. Grassi C. J., Matsumoto A. H., Teitelbaum G. P. Vena caval occlusion after Simon nitinol filter placement: identification with MR imaging in patients with malignancy. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1992; 3 3 535 539
50. Food and Drug Administration Removing Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters: FDA Safety Communication. Published 2014. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm396377.htm. Accessed January 1, 2015
51. Morales J. P., Li X., Irony T. Z., Ibrahim N. G., Moynahan M., Cavanaugh K. J. Jr. Decision analysis of retrievable inferior vena cava filters in patients without pulmonary embolism. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord: 2013; 1 4 376 384
52. Angel L. F., Tapson V., Galgon R. E., Restrepo M. I., Kaufman J. Systematic review of the use of retrievable inferior vena cava filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2011; 22 11 1522 1530.e3
53. Meyer A., Schönleben F., Heinz M., Lang W. Perforated inferior vena cava filters as the cause of unclear abdominal pain. Ann Vasc Surg: 2013; 27 3 354.e9 354.e12
54. Pellerin O., di Primio M., Sanchez O., Meyer G., Sapoval M. Successful retrieval of 29 ALN inferior vena cava filters at a mean of 25.6 months after placement. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2013; 24 2 284 288
55. Pellerin O., Barral F. G., Lions C., Novelli L., Beregi J. P., Sapoval M. Early and late retrieval of the ALN removable vena cava filter: results from a multicenter study. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol: 2008; 31 5 889 896
56. Kuo W. T., Robertson S. W., Odegaard J. I., Hofmann L. V. Complex retrieval of fractured, embedded, and penetrating inferior vena cava filters: a prospective study with histologic and electron microscopic analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2013; 24 5 622 630.e1, quiz 631
57. Mismetti P., Rivron-Guillot K., Quenet S., et al. A prospective long-term study of 220 patients with a retrievable vena cava filter for secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism. Chest: 2007; 131 1 223 229
58. Imberti D., Bianchi M., Farina A., Siragusa S., Silingardi M., Ageno W. Clinical experience with retrievable vena cava filters: results of a prospective observational multicenter study. J Thromb Haemost: 2005; 3 7 1370 1375
59. Caronno R., Piffaretti G., Tozzi M., et al. Mid-term experience with the ALN retrievable inferior vena cava filter. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery: the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery: 2006; 32 5 596 9
60. Zhu X., Tam M. DBS, Bartholomew J., Newman J. S., Sands M. J., Wang W. Retrievability and device-related complications of the G2 filter: a retrospective study of 139 filter retrievals. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2011; 22 6 806 812
61. Oliva V. L., Perreault P., Giroux M-F, Bouchard L., Therasse E., Soulez G. Recovery G2 inferior vena cava filter: technical success and safety of retrieval. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2008; 19 6 884 889
62. Kuo W. T., Robertson S. W. Bard Denali IVC filter fracture and embolization resulting in cardiac tamponade: a device failure analysis. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2014;; In press
63. Stavropoulos S. W., Sing R. F., Elmasri F., et al. DENALI Trial Investigators. The DENALI Trial: an interim analysis of a prospective, multicenter study of the Denali retrievable inferior vena cava filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2014; 25 10 1497 1505, 1505.e1
64. Awh M. H., Taylor F. C., Lu C. T. Spontaneous fracture of a Vena-Tech inferior vena caval filter. AJR Am J Roentgenol: 1991; 157 1 177 178
65. Ricco J-B, Dubreuil F., Reynaud P., et al. The LGM Vena-Tech caval filter: results of a multicenter study. Ann Vasc Surg: 1995; 9 (Suppl): S89 S100
66. Murphy T. P., Dorfman G. S., Yedlicka J. W.,et al. LGM vena cava filter: objective evaluation of early results. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1991; 2 1 107 115
67. Le Blanche A. F., Benazzouz A., Reynaud P., et al. The VenaTech LP permanent caval filter: effectiveness and safety in the prevention of pulmonary embolism-A European multicenter study. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2008; 19 4 509 515
68. Taheri S. A., Kulaylat M. N., Johnson E., Hoover E. A complication of the Greenfield filter: fracture and distal migration of two struts-A case report. J Vasc Surg: 1992; 16 1 96 99
69. Carabasi R. A. III, Moritz M. J., Jarrell B. E. Complications encountered with the use of the Greenfield filter. Am J Surg: 1987; 154 2 163 168
70. Wingerd M., Bernhard V. M., Maddison F., Towne J. B. Comparison of caval filters in the management of venous thromboembolism. Arch Surg: 1978; 113 11 1264 1271
71. Greenfield L. J., Michna B. A. Twelve-year clinical experience with the Greenfield vena caval filter. Surgery: 1988; 104 4 706 712
72. Greenfield L. J., Proctor M. C. Twenty-year clinical experience with the Greenfield filter. Cardiovasc Surg: 1995; 3 2 199 205
73. Greenfield L. J., Proctor M. C. The percutaneous greenfield filter: outcomes and practice patterns. J Vasc Surg: 2000; 32 5 888 893
74. Cho K. J., Greenfield L. J., Proctor M. C., et al. Evaluation of a new percutaneous stainless steel Greenfield filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 1997; 8 2 181 187
75. Greenfield L. J., Proctor M. C., Cho K. J., et al. Extended evaluation of the titanium Greenfield vena caval filter. J Vasc Surg: 1994; 20 3 458 464, discussion 464-465
76. Wang W., Zhou D., Obuchowski N., Spain J., An T., Moon E. Fracture and migration of Celect inferior vena cava filters: a retrospective review of 741 consecutive implantations. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2013; 24 11 1719 1722
77. Lyon S. M., Riojas G. E., Uberoi R., et al. Short- and long-term retrievability of the Celect vena cava filter: results from a multi-institutional registry. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2009; 20 11 1441 1448
78. Roehm J. O. Jr, Johnsrude I. S., Barth M. H., Gianturco C. The bird's nest inferior vena cava filter: progress report. Radiology: 1988; 168 3 745 749
79. Ziegler J. W., Dietrich G. J., Cohen S. A., Sterling K., Duncan J., Samotowka M. PROOF trial: protection from pulmonary embolism with the OptEase filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2008; 19 8 1165 1170
80. Oliva V. L., Szatmari F., Giroux M-F, Flemming B. K., Cohen S. A., Soulez G. The Jonas study: evaluation of the retrievability of the Cordis OptEase inferior vena cava filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2005; 16 11 1439 1445, quiz 1445
81. Rosenthal D., Swischuk J. L., Cohen S. A., Wellons E. D. OptEase retrievable inferior vena cava filter: initial multicenter experience. Vascular: 2005; 13 5 286 289
82. Kalva S. P., Wicky S., Waltman A. C., Athanasoulis C. A. TrapEase vena cava filter: experience in 751 patients. J Endovasc Ther: 2006; 13 3 365 372
83. Liu W. C., Do Y. S., Choo S. W., et al. The mid-term efficacy and safety of a permanent nitinol IVC filter(TrapEase). Korean J Radiol: 2005; 6 2 110 116
84. Rousseau H., Perreault P., Otal P., et al. The 6-F nitinol TrapEase inferior vena cava filter: results of a prospective multicenter trial. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2001; 12 3 299 304
85. Kalva S. P., Marentis T. C., Yeddula K., Somarouthu B., Wicky S., Stecker M. S. Long-term safety and effectiveness of the OptEase vena cava filter. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol: 2011; 34 2 331 337
86. Usoh F., Hingorani A., Ascher E., et al. Prospective randomized study comparing the clinical outcomes between inferior vena cava Greenfield and TrapEase filters. J Vasc Surg: 2010; 52 2 394 399
87. Johnson M. S., Nemcek A. A. Jr, Benenati J. F., et al. The safety and effectiveness of the retrievable option inferior vena cava filter: a United States prospective multicenter clinical study. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2010; 21 8 1173 1184
88. Smouse H. B., Mendes R., Bosiers M., Van Ha T. G., Crabtree T., Investigators R.; RETRIEVE Investigators. The RETRIEVE trial: safety and effectiveness of the retrievable crux vena cava filter. J Vasc Interv Radiol: 2013; 24 5 609 621