• Aim

  • Retrieval of the metallic medical filter from the IVC, as indicated

  • Mention the position/access and anesthesia that will be used

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• Complications/Risks​

  • Access site bleeding, hematoma

  • Air embolism

  • Contrast-induced nephropathy

  • Filter related: excessive tilting, fracture, migration, penetration of adjacent structures, thrombosis, unsuccessful retrieval

  • Recurrence of pathology

  • Thrombosis of IVC, with or without lower extremity swelling

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• Post-Procedure Instructions​

  • Monitoring for pulmonary embolism

  • Clinical and imaging follow-up to exclude thrombosis

  • Contact Interventional Radiology Team for any clinical concern