Faculty Opinions recommendation of Anticoagulants (extended duration) for prevention of venous thromboembolism following total hip or knee replacement or hip fracture repair.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Maffulli
Keyword(s):  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Knee Replacement ◽  
Fracture Repair ◽  
Total Hip ◽  
Extended Duration

Direct thrombin inhibitor melagatran followed by oral ximelagatran in comparison with enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement

2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (02) ◽  
pp. 288-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Agnelli ◽  
Alexander Cohen ◽  
Ola Dahl ◽  
Patrick Mouret ◽  
Nadia Rosencher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Knee Replacement ◽  
Thrombin Inhibitors ◽  
Thrombin Inhibitor ◽  
Direct Thrombin Inhibitors ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Total Hip ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Major Orthopaedic Surgery

SummaryWe evaluated whether a postoperative regimen with melagatran followed by oral ximelagatran, two new direct thrombin inhibitors, was an optimal regimen for thromboprophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery. In a double-blind study, 2788 patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement were randomly assigned to receive for 8 to 11 days either 3 mg of subcutaneous melagatran started 4-12 h postoperatively, followed by 24 mg of oral ximelagatran twice-daily or 40 mg of subcutaneous enoxaparin once-daily, started 12 h preoperatively. Ximelagatran was to be initiated within the first two postoperative days. The primary efficacy endpoint was venous thromboembolism (deep-vein thrombosis detected by mandatory venography, pulmonary embolism or unexplained death). The main safety endpoint was bleeding. Venous thromboembolism occurred in 355/1146 (31.0%) and 306/1122 (27.3%) patients in the ximelagatran and enoxaparin group, respectively, a difference in risk of 3.7% in favour of enoxaparin (p = 0.053). Bleeding was comparable between the two groups.

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