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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders2024

Association of vena cava filters and catheter-directed thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis with hospital readmissions.

Irfan Shafi, Brooke Zlotshewer, Matthew Zhao, Vladimir Lakhter, Behnood Bikdeli, Anthony Comerota, Huaqing Zhao, Riyaz Bashir

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Irfan ShafiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI.
Brooke ZlotshewerDepartment of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Matthew ZhaoDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Vladimir LakhterInova Alexandria Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Behnood BikdeliSection of Vascular Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, Boston, MA; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), New York, NY.
Anthony ComerotaInova Alexandria Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Huaqing ZhaoDepartment of Biomedical Education and Data Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Riyaz BashirDivision of Cardiovascular Disease, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: riyaz.bashir@tuhs.temple.edu.
Temple University · USInova Alexandria Hospital · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USWayne State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) affects >350,000 patients each year in the United States. Contemporary rehospitalization rates and predictors of acute DVT have not been well-characterized. We aimed to evaluate the all-cause 30-day readmission rate and its association with catheter-directed thrombolysis and vena cava filters in patients with proximal and caval DVT.

methodsPatients with an index hospitalization for acute proximal lower extremity DVT were evaluated for unplanned readmission rates at 30 days using the Nationwide Readmission Database from 2016 to 2017. We used Cox proportional hazard model to determine the predictors of 30-day readmissions and their association with inferior vena cava (IVC) filter and CDT use.

resultsWe identified 58,306 adult patients with an index hospitalization for acute proximal DVT. The unplanned 30-day rehospitalization rate was 14.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 14.5-15.0%). There were 4995 patients (10.0%) who underwent CDT and 6085 (12.2%) who underwent IVC filter placement. In multivariable analysis, only CDT was associated with a lower hazard for rehospitalization (hazard ratio [HR], 0.77; 95% CI, 0.71-0.84; P < .001), whereas IVC filter placement (HR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.19-1.34; P < .001), Charlson Comorbidity Index of >3 (HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.38-1.56; P < .001), malignancy (HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.34-1.57; P < .001), and length of stay >5 days (HR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.33-1.46; P < .001), and acute kidney injury (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.11-1.25; P < .001) were associated with higher readmission rates.

conclusionsThe 30-day unplanned rehospitalization rate continues to be high in patients with acute proximal DVT. CDT was associated with lower rehospitalization rates, whereas IVC filter placement was associated with increased rehospitalization rates.

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Vena Cava FiltersVenous ThrombosisAdultCathetersHumansPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsThrombolytic TherapyTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesCatheter-directed thrombolysisDeep venous thrombosisMalignancyReadmission ratesVenous thromboembolism

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