[5] Retrieval of an optional vena cava filter should be considered when the local standard of care is to maintain anticoagulation beyond the period of treatment of VTE solely because of the ...

retrieval can be difficult and is not always successful. [6–8] In a recent study of 240 patients who underwent placement of IVC filters, only 73 (30.4%) had documented plans for filter removal ...

IVC filters—especially retrievable variants—align with this paradigm, offering physicians a less invasive method for managing thromboembolic risk in high-risk patients. Their ability to be removed ...