Posts Tagged ‘IVC Filter’
IVC Filter Use Falls As Lawsuits Increase
A recent study found a direct connection between legal activity and less-frequent use of dangerous IVC filters. The most significant decline occurred in heavy litigation areas, according to Dr. Ketan Patel of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Between 1993 and 2010, IVC filter implants increased almost 10 percent a year; after 2010, when the Food…
Read MoreGovernment Issues New IVC Filter Warnings
Health Canada recently told doctors to remove IVC filters from their patients to avoid serious, long-term complications. After receiving over 100 verified reports, the government medical watchdog officially linked the Inferior Vena Cava filter to organ perforation, fragmentation, and other possibly fatal conditions. Additionally, of the two Randomized Controlled Trials connected with IVC filters, neither of…
Read MoreFour Things You Should Know About IVC Filters
Each year over 250,000 IVC filters are implanted into patients at risk for blood clots. Although most patients have no side effects, there are some serious complications with IVC filters. Fact #1: The longer the IVC filter stays in place, the higher the risk of injury. Once the blood clot has passed the IVC filter…
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