The Continued Discussion on Mechanical Intervention in the Battle Against Deep Venous Thrombosis

In this issue, Pouncey et  al. compare the long term outcome of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) after treatment of iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with Angiojet pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PCDT) vs. catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) alone.1 This is a retrospective review that included 151 limbs treated over six years. They looked at the incidence of PTS, procedural outcomes, complications, and vessel patency, and demonstrated that PCDT was associated with a reduction in treatment time and lytic dose.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - August 17, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Rolla Zarifa, Ross Milner Tags: Invited Commentary Source Type: research