Table 3.
Filters retrieved | 72 |
Filters with pathology documented at retrieval | 8 (11%) |
Clotted filter | 5 |
Infection related to retrieval procedure | 1 |
Thrombus noted after retrieval | 1 |
Broken struts | 1 |
Filters not retrieved | 107 |
Reported reasons for not retrieving filters | |
Progressive disease/clinical deterioration | 55 (51%) |
Continued inability to anticoagulated | 25 (23%) |
Lost to follow-up | 8 (7%) |
Inability to retrieve filter | 5 (5%) |
Recurrence with filter in place | 4 (4%) |
Concern for anticoagulation compliance | 2 (2%) |
Unknown | 8 (7%) |
Percentages for filters retrieved are out of 72 and percentages for filters not retrieved are out of 107.