Complications Associated With Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval: A Systematic Review.

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been used successfully in high-risk patients to prevent thromboembolism. The filters are widely created as retrievable devices, but complication rates progressively increase during IVC filter retrieval. This study aims to analyze IVC filter retrieval cases and associated complications during and following the procedures regarding dwell times, specific filter types, filter positioning, and advanced retrieval techniques. This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to select and analyze relevant articles. A literature search for articles was performed on September 23, 2023, through three research databases: PubMed, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect. The keywords used to identify relevant publications were "IVC Filter retrieval AND complications" and "IVC filter removal AND complications". The articles before 2012 were excluded. Relevant articles were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. In total, 20,435 articles were found: 812 from PubMed, 15,635 from ProQuest, and 3,988 from Science Direct. Among the exclusions were 18,462 articles, which were excluded in the automatic screening process, leaving 1,973 for manual screening. The manual screening of articles was conducted based on title, abstract, article type, duplicates, and case reports, where 1,918 articles were excluded. Ultimately, 55 articles were included in this review. This study demonstrates that IVC filter retrievals have significant complication rates. Many complications have a common theme: prolonged dwell time and lost follow-up appointments. Therefore, importance should be placed on patient education and implementing strict protocols regarding the timelines of IVC filter removals.

A novel method for oxidative degradation of metanil yellow azo dye by hexacyanoferrate(III) ions.

In the present work, the degradation of metanil yellow, an azo dye, by hexacyanoferrate(III) ions (oxidant) in the aqueous alkaline medium has been investigated by kinetic-spectrophotometric method at λmax 435 nm of the reaction mixture. The effect of various parameters such as the concentration of dye, oxidant, and solution pH on the reaction rate has been determined. The results show that the rate of degradation increases linearly with the increase in concentrations of oxidant and dye at optimum pH of 9.0 and constant temperature of 40 ± 0.1°C. Thermodynamic parameters such as energy of activation, enthalpy of activation, entropy of activation, and energy of formation have been calculated by studying the reaction rate at four different temperatures, that is, 40-55°C. Based on the experimental results, a plausible reaction mechanism involving complex formation has been proposed and a rate law has been derived. UV-Vis and LC-MS methods of analysis of degradation products show the formation of simpler and less hazardous degradation products. PRACTITIONER POINTS: It is also observed that the time required for azo dye degradation by the present method is about ten times less than the reported methods. Thus degradation of azo linkage and formation of simple and less hazardous products (efficient degradation of dye) makes it a novel method.

Iridium nanoparticles with high catalytic activity in degradation of acid red-26: an oxidative approach.

Nanocatalysis using metal nanoparticles constitutes one of the emerging technologies for destructive oxidation of organics such as dyes. This paper deals with the degradation of acid red-26 (AR-26), an azo dye by hexacyanoferrate (abbreviated as HCF) (III) using iridium nanoparticles. UV-vis spectroscopy has been employed to obtain the details of the oxidative degradation of the selected dye. The effect of various operational parameters such as HCF(III) concentration, pH, initial dye concentration, catalyst and temperature was investigated systematically at the λmax, 507 nm, of the reaction mixture. Degradation kinetics follows the first order kinetic model with respect to AR-26 and Ir nano concentrations, while with respect to the HCF(III) concentration reaction it follows first order kinetics at lower concentrations, tending towards zero order at higher concentrations. Thermodynamic parameters have been calculated by studying the reaction rate at four different temperatures. The UV-vis, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis of degradation products showed the formation of carboxylic acid and substituted carboxylic acids as major degradation products, which are simple and less hazardous compounds. The big advantage of the present method is the recovery and reuse of iridium nanoparticles. Moreover, turnover frequencies for each catalytic cycle have been determined, indicating the long life span of Ir nanoparticles. Thus, the finding is a novel and highly economical alternative for environmental safety against pollution by dyes, and extendable for other contaminants as well.