A Prospective Review of Excimer Laser Assisted Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Retrieval
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This is a prospective chart review to follow our laser-assisted IVC filter retrieval patients. We intend to validate existing literature and scientific findings by publishing our own clinical experience in difficult IVC filter retrievals.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients will be male and female aged 18 years to 100 years old who were treated with either permanent or retrievable IVC filter placement and were referred to the Interventional Radiology or Vascular Surgery departments for IVC filter retrieval starting December 1, 2011.
• Patients have failed all other traditional methods/attempts at removal of their IVC filter.
Locations
United States
Illinois
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Time Frame
Start Date: 2012-01-03
Completion Date: 2022-11-11
Participants
Target number of participants: 535
Treatments
Patients undergoing IVC filter removal using the excimer laser
Laser Assisted IVC Filter Removal
Authors
Robert Lewandowski, Kush Desai, Mark Eskandari
Sponsors
Leads: Northwestern University