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274 Chapter 27 Acute CVT in the setting of central lines, pacemaker wires, and dialysis catheters
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27.5 SITE SELECTION
A number of studies have addressed laterality, site selec­tion, and previous thrombosis for CVC-related complica­tions and thrombosis. In one of these studies, the internal jugular vein route had a decreased incidence of malposition as compared to the subclavian vein route: 5.3% and 9.3% (RR=0.66, 95% CI 0.44–0.99), respectively. also found no difference in thrombotic events. In another study, Martin etal. addressed the risk of UEDVT in a pro­spective controlled trial with axillary vein cannulation and found the incidence of CVT to be 11%.
27.5.1 Jugular or subclavian
A Cochrane review in 2012 by Ge etal. evaluated site loca­tion and analyzed three RCTs. In comparing the internal jugular vein route versus subclavian route for long-term access in cancer patients, the authors found no difference in thrombotic complications (n=240, RR 1.97, 95% CI
0.87–4.48). Comparing femoral versus subclavian routes for short-term CVC, the results showed that femoral access
thrombotic complications compared to subclavian access (1.87%, n= 2/107) (n = 223, RR 11.53 95% CI 2.80–
47.52). Finally, comparing femoral to internal jugular vein routes in hemodialysis patients for short-term needs, there was no difference in thrombotic events between the groups. This analysis concluded that subclavian and inter­nal jugular vein routes have similar long-term catheter-re­lated thrombotic complications.
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The subclavian route was preferred to the femoral route for short-term CVC access. There were no RCTs addressing CVT and catheter site location for either pacemaker or long-term hemodialy­sis catheter needs. However, in 2011 Saber etal. conducted a meta-analysis evaluating a total of 5636 patients with 425 having CRT. They found that insertion of a CVC via the subclavian route had a signicantly higher risk of CRT (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.07–4.34).
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27.5.2 Laterality
Debourdeau et al. completed a review article and found three studies that included CVC and thrombosis in can­cer patients. One study was a prospective controlled trial in solid cancers among patients with tunneled catheters. It evaluated 5447 patients and found that left-sided sub­clavian and jugular veins versus right-sided access carry an increased risk of DVT (RR=2.6; P ≤ 0.001). Another study that examined 122 patients with solid tumors or hematological malignancies found the risk of thrombosis in left-sided versus right-sided access equals 19% versus 5%, respectively (RR=4.4; P = 0.04). Finally, the third study sampled 334 patients with solid tumors or hemato­logical malignancy also found left-sided versus right-sided CVC thrombosis, which resulted in a rate of UEDVT of
25.6% versus 6.8%, respectively (P ≤ 0.001). sided access may carry a higher risk of catheter-associ­ated UEDVT in cancer patients.However, in Saber et al.’s meta-analysis, they were unable to identify any signicant difference based on laterality. They also found that catheter tip positioned proximal to the junction between the SVC
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Thus, left-
and right atrium was signicantly associated with a higher risk of CRT (OR 1.92; 95% CI 1.22–3.02).
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27.5.3 Preexisting central lines and catheters
There has been a traditional fear of inserting a hemodialy­sis catheter on the ipsilateral side as a pacemaker or other CVC for risk of venous thrombosis or wire dislodgement. Yet, Jung etal. presented interesting ndings during their retrospective review of 600 dialysis catheters over 10years. They found that in all 39 patients with preexisting CVC (n= 19) or pacemaker wires (n =20), an insertion of a tunneled dialysis catheter ipsilateral to the side of the other CVC or pacemaker wires failed to reveal any patient exhib­iting malfunction, infection, or dislodgement of the lines or wires. Thus, they recommended that in patients with antic­ipation of need for arteriovenous stula placement on one side, it is safe to place a hemodialysis catheter on the side ipsilateral to the cardiac pacing wire or CVC.
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27.6 DIAGNOSIS
Determination of thrombosis using duplex ultrasonogra­phy can demonstrate an acute UEDVT by the absence of augmentation of ow with respiration and other augmen­tation maneuvers; inability to compress the vein, whenever applicable; and hypoechoic signals. a review article in 2009 and found that duplex ultrasonog­raphy exhibited a sensitivity of 78%–100% and a specicity of 86%–100% for the diagnosis of symptomatic UEDVT in an adult population.
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In addition, the 2013 review article by Murray etal. of cancer patients with thrombosis demon­strated that the sensitivity of duplex ultrasonography may drop to 56% if proximal subclavian or brachiocephalic veins need to be assessed. Patel etal. conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of nine studies. Pooled estimates of sensitivity and specicity with moderate-quality evidence for duplex US and D-dimer were conducted. D-dimer was found to have high sensitivity 0.96 (95% CI 0.87–0.99), with duplex US having a sensitivity of 0.87 (95% CI 0.73–
0.94). However, specicity of D-dimer testing was low at
0.47 (95% CI 0.43–0.52), and US had a specicity of 0.85 (95% CI 0.72–0.93).
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Nevertheless, due to its noninva­sive nature and cost advantage, duplex ultrasonography is initially recommended. If the duplex exam fails to reveal any thrombosis and clinical suspicion remains high, either computed tomography venography (CTV) or magnetic res­onance venography (MRV) may be needed to conrm diag­nosis. Finally, venography remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of central vein thrombosis.
For patients with pacemaker wires, MRV is often contraindicated, and as such, another option to diagnose thrombosis is transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). In their 2010 study, Korkeila etal. performed TEE at 6 months post implantation of pacemakers and found approximately 9% of patients with either thrombus in the right atrium or the central veins.
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However, routine evaluation by TEE is of limited value due to its invasive nature and cost. There­fore, duplex ultrasonography is suggested as the rst-line tool for the investigation.
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Baskin etal. completed
27.7 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF
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CENTRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS
Most of the data for UEDVT treatment have been extrap­olated using what we know from LEDVT. As such, antico­agulation has historically been the treatment of choice, and a treatment algorithm can be found in Figure27.1. Mul­tiple guidelines have been created regarding the treatment of CVT associated with catheters. The National Compre­hensive Cancer Network (NCCN), American Society of Hematology (ASH), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), and International Initiative on Thrombosis and Cancer (IITC) have brought forth their own recommen­dations and guidelines regarding prevention and treatment of CVC-associated thrombosis. The recommendations and grade for prevention and treatment from each of these soci­eties can be found in Table27.1.
The French National Federation of Cancer Centers Workgroup on Standards, Options, and Recommenda­tions reviewed 36 publications (studies between 1990 and
2007) to establish their guidelines on prevention of CRT. Their analysis found that catheter position is the most important factor and recommended that the distal tip of all CVCs should be at the junction of the right atrium
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and SVC.
The IITC guidelines do not recommend the use of anticoagulation for routine prophylaxis of CRT, while the NCCN, ACCP, and ASH do not have any rec­ommendations regarding prevention.
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The issue of cath­eter-associated thrombogenicity has also been discussed, withMurray etal. demonstrating that polyethylene cath­eters are more thrombogenic than polyurethane catheters. Furthermore, the authors found that rigid catheters may damage venous walls, whereas softer ones may be more compliant and remain in the optimal location, leading to improved thrombotic outcomes.
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Data on heparin-bonded catheters are scarce, are largely inconclusive on thrombus prophylaxis, and have not demonstrated prophylactic ben-
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 In the pediatric population, a Cochrane review
et. examined two studies, one with 97 patients, the other with 209 patients. Both studies had participants randomized to heparin-bonded catheters and non-heparin-bonded cath­eters. The review found no difference in catheter-related thrombosis (RR=0.34, 95% CI 0.01–7.68).
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Many of the published guidelines recommend that anticoagulation be started when UEDVT is identied. The recommendations for treatment of CVC-associated UEDVT for the NCCN, ACCP, ASH, and IITC can be found in Table27.1. The NCCN, ACCP, ASH, and IITC recommend initial treatment should be at least 3 months’ duration, and if the catheter is no longer required, they recommend removal.
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Wires for pacing or debrillation need not be removed, as their benet outweighs the risk of UEDVT. However, if the catheter is functional and con­tinues to be clinically indicated, then removal of the cath­eter is not mandated and anticoagulation is recommended while the catheter remains in place.
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The standard for type of anticoagulation has been a topic of interest in the treatment of CVT. The ASH, NCCN, ACCP, and IITC guidelines recommend the use of DOACs or LMWHs over vitamin K antagonists for treatment of VTE. Finally, in those patients who are unable to complete anticoagula­tion, one may consider placement of an SVC lter to pre­vent PE.
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The ACCP guidelines recommend against the use of compression garments in symptomatic patients. Further, the safety and efcacy of thrombolytics and thrombectomy are not clearly established based on avail­able data, but they may be benecial for phlegmasia. The NCCN also suggests that catheter-directed thrombolysis can be considered in select cases.
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The treatment algo­rithm for CVC-associated thrombosis management can be found in Figure27.1.
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27.1 Treatment algorithm for central venous thrombosis associ-
ated with pacemaker wires, central venous catheters, or dialysis catheters.
* If patient unable to undergo anticoagulation, consider SVC filter place­ment.
27.8 CONCLUSION
The Virchow triad is of signicant importance in the devel­opment of CVT. Indwelling catheters inherently contribute to each of the components of the triad. They are foreign objects to the venous system and may contribute to its local hyperco­agulability. Furthermore, catheter or pacemaker wire presence in the lumen may cause stasis due to low ow in the vessel lumen. In addition, their initial insertion and presence carry the potential to cause endothelial damage. The decision for central venous access via the IJ or subclavian route compared to PICC line placement typically hinges upon the duration of which medication or nutrition support is anticipated. The risks
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of UEDVT with PICC lines has been shown via meta-analysis to be higher, and central venous access via the IJ or subclavian approach should be the initial approach for decreased risk of UEDVT if clinically appropriate.
Acute CVT is usually asymptomatic. Diagnosis starts with a clinical exam, followed by duplex ultrasonography. Once the diagnosis of UEDVT is conrmed, the mainstay
of treatment is anticoagulation. There is a limited role for thrombectomy or thrombolysis. Furthermore, prevention of thrombosis is best obtained by placing the CVC tip at the junction of the right atrium and superior vena cava. Finally, improving catheter and wire proles to be less thrombogenic may have a role in decreasing the prevalence of CVT.
TABLE 27.1 Guidelines for recommendations of prevention and treatment of CVC-associated UEDVT
Guideline Prevention recommendations Treatment recommendations
National Compre­hensive Cancer Network (2022)
American Col­lege of Chest Physicians (2012,
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2016)
American Society of Hematology
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(2020)
International Initia­tive on Thrombosis and Cancer Guide­line (2022)
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No recommendations. • In cancer patients with CRT, anticoagulation is recommended for as long as
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No recommendations. • In patients with UEDVT associated with CVC, they suggest that the catheter
No recommendations. • Suggests DOACs over VKAs in patients with DVT. Whether provoked by a
• Use of anticoagulation for routine prophylaxis of CRT is not recommended (Grade 1A).
• Catheters should be inserted on the right side, in the jugular vein, and the distal extremity of the CVC should be located at the junction of the SVC and right atrium (Grade 1B).
the catheter remains in place.
• If the catheter is removed, at least 3 months of anticoagulation is recom­mended.
• Preferred anticoagulation for patients without gastric or gastroesophageal lesions is DOACS (Category 1) and LMWH is preferred for patients with gastric or GE lesions (Category 1).
• If symptoms persist, catheter is nonfunctional, or no longer necessary, then removal of catheter should be considered.
• Catheter-directed thrombolysis can be considered in select cases (Grade 2A, Category 2a).
not be removed if functional and needed (Grade 2C).
• Recommend initial treatment of at least 3 months (Grade 2B) and recom­mend that anticoagulation is continued as long as the CVC is in place over stopping after 3 months of treatment in patients with cancer (Grade 1C) and suggest this in patients without cancer (Grade 2C).
• For patients with UEDVT that involves the axillary or more proximal veins, they suggest LMWH or fondaparinux over IV UFH (Grade 2C) and over sub­cutaneous UFH (Grade 2B). They also suggest anticoagulant therapy alone over thrombolysis (Grade 2C).
transient risk factor, chronic risk factor, or unprovoked, the ASH guideline panel suggests a shorter course of anticoagulation treatment (3–6 months) over a longer course (6–12 months) (conditional recommendation based on moderate certainty in the evidence of effects).
• LMWHs are preferred over VKAs for the treatment of VTE in patients with cancer when creatinine clearance is ≥30 mL/min (Grade 1A).
• For treatment of symptomatic CRT in patients with cancer, anticoagulation is recommended for a minimum of 3 months or as long as the CVC is in place. In this setting LMWHs are suggested.
• In patients with cancer and CRT, the CVC can be kept in place if functional and well positioned, with resolution of symptoms under close surveillance while anticoagulation therapy is administered. In children with cancer and symptomatic CRT, anticoagulant treatment is recommended for a minimum of 3 months and as long as the CVC is in place.
Guidelines 27.0 of the American Venous Forum on the management of acute central venous thrombosis in the setting of central lines, pacemaker wires, and dialysis catheters
No. Guideline Grade
27.1 To decrease the risk of central venous thrombosis, we recommend placement of the tip of the central venous catheter (CVC) at the junction of the right atrium and superior vena cava.1(strong)
27.2 If short-term central venous access is anticipated, we recommend placement of a CVC via the internal jugular or subclavian vein in lieu of a PICC line placement to decrease the risk of central venous thrombosis.
27.3 If catheter-related thrombosis is identied, we recommend initiation of anticoagulation. Removal of the central line or catheter is recommended only if it is no longer needed. Anticoagulation should be continued while the catheter is in place and continued for at least 3–6 months after removal.
27.4 Low-molecular-weight heparin or direct oral anticoagulants are recommended as initial anticoagulant for treatment of catheter-related thrombosis over vitamin K antagonists.1(strong)
of recommendation
1
(strong)
1 (strong)
Quality of evidence
A (high)
B (moderate)
A (high)
B (moderate)
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Indications, techniques, and results
of inferior vena cava filters
Courtney E. Morgan and John E. Rectenwald
28.1 INTRODUCTION
Most pulmonary emboli (PE) arise from thrombosis in the deep veins of the legs and pelvis. The rst-line ther­apy for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is pharmacologic anticoagulation, but in instances where anticoagulation is contraindicated or therapeutic anticoagulation cannot be achieved, an alternative treatment strategy is required. This subset of patients may benet from placement of venous lter devices that provide partial interruption of the infe­rior vena cava (IVC) to prevent PE. The goal of IVC lter placement is to trap clinically signicant thromboemboli without causing complete occlusion of the IVC. The advent of retrievable IVC lters has played a signicant role in broadening the indications for the use of IVC lters to include prophylactic placement. Although this practice remains controversial, appropriately selected patients may benet from IVC lter placement. In this chapter, we dis­cuss the indications, clinical use, efcacy, insertion tech­niques, and complications of IVC lters.
28.2 INDICATIONS FOR IVC FILTER PLACEMENT
It is well established that the rst-line therapy for the treatment of VTE is anticoagulation. most widely accepted indications for IVC lter placement require the presence of a VTE and contraindications to sys­temic anticoagulation. Indications for IVC lter placement are traditionally divided into absolute indications, relative indications, and prophylactic indications. Absolute indica­tions for IVC lter placement are well established and fol­low common sense. These indications include the presence of VTE and one of the following: a baseline contraindi­cation to anticoagulation, a complication from anticoag­ulation, or a recurrent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or PE despite adequate (therapeutic) anticoagulation. There is considerable controversy surrounding numerous rela­tive and prophylactic indications for IVC lter placement, which is reected by variation in guidelines from the Amer­ican College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Interventional
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TABLE 28.1 Indications for inferior vena cava lter
placement
Absolute indications:
• Contraindication to anticoagulation in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE)/deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
Relative indications:
• Complications of anticoagulation
• Failure of anticoagulation due to progression of DVT, recurrent PE, or noncompliance
• Massive, life-threatening PE with residual DVT despite antico­agulation
• Free-oating thrombus in inferior vena cava (IVC), iliac, or pelvic veins
• Chronic, recurrent PE with pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale
• Patients undergoing advanced therapies for PE or DVT
Prophylactic indications:
• Patients with prior PE with signicantly increased risk for second PE or those with poor cardiopulmonary reserve
• Patients with a signicant burden of proximal DVT or free-oating thrombus
• Patients at high risk for complications of thromboembolism like malignancies and major/multiple trauma
• Patients who cannot receive anticoagulants, such as those with internal organ injury or active internal bleeding
• Multiple risk factors for DVT in a preoperative patient
Radiology (SIR). The indications for IVC lter placement are summarized in Table28.1 and discussed in detail next.
28.2.1 Absolute indications (requires presence of VTE)
Contraindication to anticoagulation is the most frequently cited reason for selecting IVC lter placement over stan­dard anticoagulation therapy. Major contraindications to anticoagulation are serious active bleeding, recent spinal cord or brain injury or neoplasm, recent stroke, surgery, or trauma. Advanced age and pregnancy are also considered relative contraindications to anticoagulation but remain controversial. Many contraindications to anticoagulation
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therapy are self-limited or are reversed over time, allowing a course of anticoagulation to be completed later. The lat­ter advocates the increased use of retrievable IVC lters.
Complications secondary to anticoagulation include bleeding or, in rare cases, an adverse reaction to the anti­coagulant used. Up to 5%–10% of patients treated with intravenous heparin will develop a bleeding complication over the duration of therapy. The severity of bleeding is variable, but appears to be dose dependent and varies with the patient’s inherent risk (i.e., prior surgery or trauma, predisposing clinical factors, or underlying hemostatic conditions). arin-induced thrombocytopenia develops in 1.1%–2.9% of patients receiving unfractionated heparin.
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In addition to bleeding complications, hep-
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Should this occur, all heparin must be discontinued, even that which is used for ushing lines and catheters, as the condition responds to cessation of therapy. Rarely, patients may develop sensitivity to heparin with the development of a cutaneous rash or anaphylaxis. The incidence of these complications is much lower with the use of low-molecu­lar-weight heparins, but they do occur. Alternatives to hep­arin such as argatroban or lepirudin should be considered in these instances.
Bleeding with oral anticoagulation varies by treatment type. While historically warfarin (Coumadin) was the only oral anticoagulant for VTE with bleeding rates up to 10%, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) that inhibit factors IIa or Xa rather than acting on vitamin K–dependent factors have been developed and demonstrated to have improved safety proles. Bleeding rates for warfarin have been demonstrated to be 7.4% vs 1.1% for DOACs over the treatment course for VTA.
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This has resulted in changes in recommendations for VTE treatment to recommend DOACs over warfarin in standard patients and DOACs over low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in patients with cancer-associated VTE in the most updated version of the CHEST guidelines.
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Recurrent VTE while on therapeutic anticoagulation is considered a failure of anticoagulation and is another common indication for lter placement. Prior to determin­ing that anticoagulation has failed, it should be established that the patient was adequately anticoagulated to begin with. Many times, failures of anticoagulation are failures to reach therapeutic drug levels. The patient who develops recurrence or extension of thromboembolism while antico­agulated may, in fact, not be adequately anticoagulated or simply noncompliant. In large, randomized trials compar­ing DOACs to warfarin, rates of anticoagulation failures were 2.4% for DOAC and 2.7% for warfarin.
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One of the purported advantages of DOAC anticoagu­lants is that, unlike warfarin, regular monitoring of these drugs is not required. However, the inability to assess for therapeutic drug levels makes it extraordinarily challeng­ing to establish whether a patient with a recurrent VTE on DOAC therapy was adequately anticoagulated at the time of the VTE event. At present, failure of a single agent has been considered an indication for IVC lter placement; however, as more oral therapies emerge for the treatment of VTE, future guidelines may require failure of multiple pharmacologic modalities prior to use of an IVC lter. Despite over a decade and a half of experience with the
addition of DOACs to the treatment armamentarium for VTE, there are still no recommendations regarding trialing alternative drug classes prior to determining treatment fail­ure of anticoagulation.
26.2.2 Relative indications (VTE required)
The group of relative indications for IVC lter placement also require the conrmed presence of VTE in addition to risk factors for future PE or cardiopulmonary compromise. Such indications include individuals with a DVT and poor cardiopulmonary reserve such as pulmonary hypertension or cor pulmonale, who are unlikely to tolerate the hemo­dynamic and respiratory stress of a PE. Similarly, patients with residual DVT who have experienced a massive PE may not tolerate additional pulmonary insult and there­fore may benet from IVC lter placement. Patients with a large, free-oating iliocaval thrombus (typically greater than 6cm in length) may also be considered for lter place­ment, as a large central thrombus with high embolic risk could lead to a massive PE. Other relative indications for IVC lter placement include patients with a VTE and rel­ative contraindications to anticoagulation, as is demon­strated by poor adherence to medications or by those with ataxia or a high fall risk. Additionally, patients with a high periprocedural risk of PE, including those undergoing pul­monary thromboembolectomy, and patients with DVT and a large clot burden undergoing thrombolysis could benet from IVC lter placement.
There is ongoing debate with regard to the validity of the relative indications for IVC lter placement. The ACCP does not mention relative indications for IVC lter use in its most recent update. just one relative indication for IVC lter use: an acute PE in a setting of poor pulmonary reserve.
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Current AHA guidelines identify
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Additionally, the AHA guidelines state that IVC lters should not routinely be used as an adjunct to anticoagulation or in a setting of brinolysis.
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The SIR offers the most inclusive set of rec­ommendations for IVC lter use, with the multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines published in 2020, but cautions several indications with caveats. In patients with recurrent VTE despite anticoagulation, the reason for anticoagula­tion failure and potential remediation should be sought prior to placing an IVC lter, and in patients undergoing advanced therapies, consideration for IVC lter placement should only be in select patients.
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28.2.3 Prophylactic indications (no VTE
required)
Indications for prophylactic IVC lter placement remain highly controversial, although more recent studies have argued against their routine use. Only the SIR guidelines recommend the use of IVC lters in a prophylactic setting, and the ACCP guidelines explicitly recommend against the use of prophylactic IVC lters. Nevertheless, certain pop­ulations may benet from the placement of an IVC lter, even in the absence of DVT, to prevent possible PE. These indications are discussed next.
Trauma patients with specic injuries may be at exces-
sively high risk of DVT, and thus have been considered
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candidates for prophylactic IVC lters. The cadre of trau­matic injuries that constitutes high risk includes brain injury, spinal cord injury, and pelvic and lower extremity long bone fractures. These injuries carry a 50-fold increase in thromboembolic complications compared to other trauma patients. The use of IVC lters in these patients has been criticized. By itself, the lter protects against large PE, but does nothing to prevent additional episodes of throm­bosis or to treat existing DVT. There are also concerns about increased health care costs and procedural morbid­ity/mortality. the indication for prophylactic IVC lters in the setting of trauma is the SIR guidelines, which recommend against the routine use of IVC lters for primary VTE prophylaxis, but comments that there may be a subset of patients who do benet who are not able to receive adequate and appropri­ate pharmacoprophylaxis. may benet from prophylactic IVC lter placement include patients undergoing bariatric surgery or spinal surgery. The incidence of PE in bariatric surgery patients is reported to be 1%–4% but may be even higher in super-obese patients. This has remained unchanged despite the near-universal institution of pharmacomechanical prophylaxis measures. Several small retrospective studies have suggested IVC l­ter placement reduces the incidence of PE in bariatric sur­gery patients, but the practice remains controversial, and a recent systematic review concluded IVC lter placement offered no benet for protection from PE. after spinal surgery is reportedly as high as 13%; therefore, this patient population may benet from preoperative pro­phylactic IVC lter placement. Several small retrospective studies support this contention evidence at this time is low, and the ACCP, SIR, and ACR guidelines recommend against the use of IVC lter place­ment as prophylaxis in patients without VTE undergoing high-risk surgery.
Malignancy has long been known to carry a signi­cantly increased risk of VTE. The reported incidence of PE in the literature is somewhere between 7% and 50% in patients with malignancy. risks of PE in cancer patients to be approximately 3.6-fold higher than in patients without malignancy. patients who are at increased risk of VTE also appear to be at increased risk of bleeding while receiving anticoag­ulation therapy, routine use of DOAC therapy. of IVC lters in the setting of malignancy has persisted since the 1990s. Despite frequent use for this indication and continued attempts to clarify their role, the proper use of IVC lters in the setting of malignancy remains a point of contention.
Immobility is an established risk factor for VTE, with prolonged immobility leading to a 4.9-fold increased risk of PE. pression devices may reduce the incidence of PE, certain individuals who have a contraindication to anticoagula­tion may benet from IVC lter placement. For example, patients with severe stroke can have prolonged immobil­ity and, due to risk of intracerebral hemorrhage, cannot receive anticoagulation. There are limited data demonstrat­ing the efcacy of IVC lters in preventing PE in patients
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The most current guidelines to comment on
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Certain surgical patients who
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The rate of PE
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Two studies have estimated the
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These same
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which persists despite the transition to
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While pharmacoprophylaxis and sequential com-
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Debate regarding the use
with restricted mobility. Given the relatively low risk of complications associated with IVC lters, these devices can be considered in immobilized patients who cannot receive anticoagulation tal guidelines.
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; however, this is not supported by socie-
28.3 CONTRAINDICATIONS TO IVC FILTER PLACEMENT
The only absolute contraindications to IVC lter insertion are complete thrombosis of the IVC and inability to gain access to the IVC due to severe venous obstruction. Arela­tive contraindication is uncorrectable, severe coagulopathy or thrombocytopenia, in which case surgical venotomy and surgical placement may be safer, although IVC lters with low-prole delivery devices and off-label use of percutane­ous arterial closure devices may be useful in these cases. Careful evaluation of the risks versus benets of lter place­ment should be done in such patients. Special situations requiring caution prior to lter placement include patients with untreated or uncontrolled bacteremia, who should be treated with immediate and appropriate antibiotic treat­ment, and lter placement in pediatric patients and preg­nant women, due to uncertain long-term effects and the durability of the lters. Specically, women with an IVC lter placed prior to pregnancy can experience additional complications of the IVC lter during pregnancy. retrievable lters may have a role in these patients depend­ing on the specics of these cases. If an IVC lter must be placed in a pregnant woman or woman of child-bear­ing age, placement of the lter in the suprarenal position should be considered to avoid the potential complication of compression of the lter by the enlarging uterus.
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28.4 FILTER CHARACTERISTICS:
WHICH ONE IS AN IDEAL FILTER?
Several designs of lters in various size and shapes are avail­able for clinical use. The availability of such a wide range of lters suggests that not one type is by itself ideal. The characteristics of an ideal lter are described in Table28.2. The most important desirable factors are high ltering efciency (large and small emboli) without impedance of blood ow rate of associated morbidity.
, stability of positioning and structure, and a low
28.5 TYPES OF IVC FILTERS
28.5.1 Permanent filters
Permanent lters are placed with the intention of pro­viding lifelong protection from PE and are thus designed with caval xation in mind. The rst widely used IVC lter was the Greeneld lter, which was originally intro­duced in 1972 as a permanent lter. It is constructed of stainless steel and was originally intended for open surgi­cal placement via a 28-Fr sheath. It has been discontinued
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TABLE 28.2 Characteristics of an ideal lter
1. High ltering efciency for both large and small emboli without impedance of blood ow
2. Stability of position/xation and structural integrity
3. Low procedural morbidity, no mortality, and low cost
4. Ideal biomechanical property: biocompatible, nonthrombogenic, and magnetic resonance imaging compatible
5. Ideal delivery system: small caliber and easy deployment with ability to reposition
6. Safe retrievability when no longer needed
TABLE 28.3 Permanent inferior vena cava lters
Name Manufacturer Year introduced FDA approval
Titanium Greeneld Boston Scientic/Medi-tech, Natick, MA 1988 1989 Over-the-wire stainless steel Greeneld Boston Scientic/Medi-tech, Natick, MA 1994 1995 VenaTech/LGM B. Braun Medical, Evanston, IL 1986 1989 Low-prole VenaTech B. Braun, Boulogne, France 2000 2001 Simon Nitinol Bard, Covington, GA 1988 1990 TrapEase Cordis, Miami, FL 1998 2000 Bird’s nest Cook, Bloomington, IN 1982 1989
Name Delivery
system size
Titanium Greeneld 14.3 Fr 38mm 47mm Titanium Compatible Over-the-wire stainless steel Greeneld 15 Fr 32mm 49mm Stainless
VenaTech/LGM 14.6 Fr 30mm 38mm Phynox Compatible Low-prole VenaTech 9 Fr 40mm 43mm Phynox Compatible Simon Nitinol 9 Fr 28mm 45mm Nitinol Compatible TrapEase 8 Fr 35mm 50–65mm Nitinol Compatible Bird’s nest 14 Fr 40mm 70–
Maximum diameter Length Material MRI compatibility
Not compatible
steel
Stainless Not compatible;
110mm
creates large artifacts
from clinical use and replaced with a lower-prole system. In addition to the Greeneld lter, several other permanent IVC lters are available for clinical use (Table28.3). Brief descriptions of available permanent IVC lters are included next and in Figure28.1.
28.5.2 Titanium Greenfield filter
The titanium version of the Greeneld lter has a conical conguration consisting of six struts that is compressed into a 12-Fr carrier (14.3-Fr outer diameter) sheath. The sheath is inserted with a guidewire, but actual lter deploy­ment occurs without the use of a guidewire, unlike the original and stainless steel over-the-wire design. The lter is designed for IVC diameters smaller than 28 mm. The lter comes in femoral and jugular versions.
28.5.3 Stainless steel over-the-wire Greenfield filter
The lter has six stainless steel struts that are press-tted into a cylindrical cap with a hole that the guidewire can
pass through. This lter is placed over a centering guide­wire to address frequently encountered instances of lter tilting and asymmetry with the titanium version. The hooks of four of the legs point superiorly, and two opposite hooks point inferiorly to prevent migration. The hooks are also “recurved,” forming a complete circle before protruding to decrease the degree of hook penetration. There are separate femoral and jugular versions of this lter. The lter is safe for magnetic resonance imaging but causes a signicant amount of artifact.
28.5.4 VenaTech LGM and low-profile filter
This original LGM lter has a six-strut conical congura­tion with side rails containing hooklets that provide caval centering and xation, respectively. The lter is designed for IVC diameters of 28mm or less. The lter is loaded in an injection syringe, with the orientation of the lter injec­tion into the sheath determined by the access route (femo­ral or jugular). The low-prole lter replaces the LGM, and instead of six side struts as with the original VenaTech l­ter, this design uses eight Phynox (cobalt-chromium-nickel
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28.1 Various available lters. (a) Stainless steel Greeneld (Boston Scientic/Medi-Tech); (b) Günther Tulip MREye (Cook); (c) Simon
Nitinol (Bard); (d) VenaTech LGM (B. Braun); (e) low-prole VenaTech (B. Braun); (f) OptEase (Cordis); (g) TrapEase (Cordis); (h) G2 Filter (Bard); (i) bird’s nest (Cook); (j) ALN (ALN); (k) Denali (Bard); (l) Crux (Volcano).
Source: (Reprinted with permission from GetzenTM, Rectenwald JE. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2006;4:881–8.)
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