Post-filter complications
| All patients, n (%) (n=371)* | Patients with cerebral infarct, n (%) (n=73)* | Patients with cerebral hemorrhage, n (%) (n=105)* | Patients with cranial trauma, n (%) (n=116)* | Patients with intracranial malignancy, n (%) (n=77)* | |
| Post-filter PE | |||||
| Symptomatic PE | 54 (15) | 16 (22) | 14 (13) | 15 (13) | 9 (12) |
| Fatal PE | 3 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Imaging done | 67 (18) | 19 (26) | 15 (13) | 21 (18) | 12 (15.5) |
| PE on imaging | 15 (4) | 2 (3) | 4 (4) | 3 (2.5) | 6 (8) |
| Post-filter DVT | |||||
| Symptomatic DVT | 60 (16) | 8 (11) | 15 (13) | 26 (22) | 11 (14) |
| Imaging done | 150 (40) | 31 (42) | 36 (34) | 61 (52.5) | 22 (28.5) |
| DVT on imaging | 51 (14) | 12 (16) | 10 (9.5) | 15 (13) | 14 (18) |
| New DVT | 21 (6) | 5 (7) | 4 (4) | 7 (6) | 5 (7) |
| Complications of filter | |||||
| Fracture | 6 | 0 | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 0 |
| Penetration | 7 | 0 | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) |
| Migration | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 |
| IVC thrombosis | 25 | 4 (5.5) | 8 (7.5) | 5 (4) | 8 (11) |
| Thrombus in filter | 26 | 0 | 9 (8) | 5 (4) | 12 (15.5) |
↵* Denominator is the number of patients (n) in that particular group.
PE, pulmonary embolism; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; IVC, inferior vena cava.