TY - JOUR
T1 - ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® Radiologic Management of Venous Thromboembolism-Inferior Vena Cava Filters
AU - Expert Panel on Interventional Radiology:
AU - Minocha, Jeet
AU - Smith, Aaron M.
AU - Kapoor, Baljendra S.
AU - Fidelman, Nicholas
AU - Cain, Thomas R.
AU - Caplin, Drew M.
AU - Eldrup-Jorgensen, Jens
AU - Farsad, Khashayar
AU - Gupta, Amit
AU - Lee, Margaret H.
AU - McBride, Joseph J.
AU - Moores, Lisa K.
AU - Rochon, Paul J.
AU - Lorenz, Jonathan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American College of Radiology
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - Venous thromboembolism (VTE)—deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism—is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. The mainstay of VTE prophylaxis and therapy is anticoagulation. In select patients with VTE, inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are used to prevent pulmonary embolism by trapping emboli as they pass from the lower extremity venous system through the IVC. These guidelines review the indications for placement of IVC filters in acute and chronic VTE, as well as the indications for retrieval of implanted IVC filters. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment.
AB - Venous thromboembolism (VTE)—deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism—is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. The mainstay of VTE prophylaxis and therapy is anticoagulation. In select patients with VTE, inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are used to prevent pulmonary embolism by trapping emboli as they pass from the lower extremity venous system through the IVC. These guidelines review the indications for placement of IVC filters in acute and chronic VTE, as well as the indications for retrieval of implanted IVC filters. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where evidence is lacking or equivocal, expert opinion may supplement the available evidence to recommend imaging or treatment.
KW - AUC
KW - Appropriate Use Criteria
KW - Appropriateness Criteria
KW - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
KW - IVC filter retrieval
KW - IVC filter(s)
KW - Pulmonary embolism (PE)
KW - Retrievable IVC filter
KW - Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.02.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 31054748
AN - SCOPUS:85064499101
SN - 1546-1440
VL - 16
SP - S214-S226
JO - Journal of the American College of Radiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Radiology
IS - 5
ER -