Oral dabigatran etexilate vs. subcutaneous enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement: The RE-MODEL randomized trial

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2178-2185

  Eriksson, B I ^a   Dahl, O E ^b   Rosencher, N ^c   Kurth, A A ^d   van Dijk, C N ^e   Frostick, S P ^f   Kalebo P ^a   Christiansen, A V ^g   Hantel, S ^g   Hettiarachchi, R ^g   Schnee, J ^h   Buller H R ^e  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d Stiftung Friedrichsheim   (Germany)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^h BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dabigatran etexilate; Direct thrombin inhibitor; Prophylaxis; Total knee replacement; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; ENOXAPARIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ENOXAPARIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRODRUGS; PYRIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 35449007749     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02748.x     Document Type: Article

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