Development of a research agenda for inferior vena cava filters: proceedings from a multidisciplinary research consensus panel.

摘要

VENA caval interruption is an important therapeutic option in the management of selected patients with venous thrombo-embolism (VTE). Currently, caval interruption is accomplished by percutaneous image-guided insertion of a filtering device into the vena cava. This widely available procedure is employed in as many as 15% of patients with a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) (1). However, vena cava filter placement has not been studied with the same methodologic rigor that has been applied to the most common treatment of VTE, anticoagulation (2,3).