Comparison of fondaparinux with low molecular weight heparin for venous thromboembolism prevention in patients requiring rigid or semi-rigid immobilization for isolated non-surgical below-knee injury

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1833-1843

  Samama, C M ^a   Lecoules, N ^b   Kierzek, G ^a   Claessens, Y E ^c   Riou, B ^d   Rosencher, N ^a   Mismetti, P ^e,f   Sautet, A ^g   Barrellier, M T ^h   Apartsin, K ⁱ   Jonas, M ^j   Caeiro, J R ^k   van der Veen, A H ^l   Roy, P M ^m   Accetta, R ⁿ   Adnet, F ⁿ   Akhmetova, I ⁿ   Banihachemi, J J ⁿ   Barbarash, O L ⁿ   Barrelier, M T ⁿ   Belentsov, S M ⁿ   Bella, S ⁿ   Benítez, P Carpintero ⁿ   Bouget, J ⁿ   Brassart, C ⁿ   Brem, M ⁿ   Brule, K ⁿ   Caeiro Rey, J R ⁿ   Caeiro, R ⁿ   Caimi, M ^o   Castelli, C ⁿ   Causero, A ⁿ   Cebrián, A Fernández ⁿ   Chabe, C ⁿ   Cherny, S ⁿ   Chernyatina, M ⁿ   Coletta, S Della ⁿ   Compagnon, A ⁿ   Couy, C ⁿ   Crespo, E Calvo ⁿ   D'Errico, A M ^o   Dahmen, G P ⁿ   Deschamps, P ⁿ   Detomatis, C ⁿ   Direr, M A ⁿ   Dominguez, S Sierra ⁿ   Dupont, P ⁿ   Ershova, O B ⁿ   Faensen, B ⁿ   Ferrari, S ⁿ   Ferrata, P ⁿ   Fleur, F ⁿ   Fontanel, A ⁿ   Foronda, I Etxebarría ⁿ   Fort, P A ⁿ   Fragneaud, C ⁿ   Franchin, F ⁿ   Franco, M López ⁿ   Froehlich, H ⁿ   Galdo Perez J M ⁿ   Gauss, H ⁿ   Gerisch, S ^p   Girard, P ⁿ   Gottwalles, Y ⁿ   Haouas, T ⁿ   Huber, X ⁿ   Huther, P ⁿ   Ibán, M Ruiz ⁿ   Joly, L M ⁿ   Joseph, A ⁿ   Kazakov, Y ⁿ   Koehler, J ⁿ   Koroteev, R ⁿ   Kort, N P ⁿ   Kotelnikov, M V ⁿ   Kuropatkin, G ⁿ   Lablanche, C ⁿ   Lahne, U ⁿ   Le Gall, C ⁿ   Leizorovicz, A ⁿ   Leluherne, Y ⁿ   Lenskaya, L ⁿ   Louis, K ^q   Lozano Moreno, F J ⁿ   Maier Bosse, I ⁿ   Mairal, O Merino ⁿ   Mallem, A ⁿ   Manoukian, A ⁿ   Martos, T Alcántara ⁿ   Martínez, A Delgado ⁿ   Masmoudi, R ⁿ   Masse A ⁿ   Merah, A ⁿ   Meyer, V ^p   Nachbaur, G ⁿ   Namir, N ⁿ   Navarrete, F García ⁿ   Olmeda, A ⁿ   Orinel, E ⁿ   Pateron, D ⁿ   Peidro L ⁿ   Plechev, V V ⁿ   Poissonnet, M ⁿ   Popov, A ⁿ   Potel, G ⁿ   Preusche, A ⁿ   Quentzel, S ⁿ   Quilliec, C ⁿ   Rabier, P ⁿ   Ramos, M Mesa ⁿ   Rebezov, K ⁿ   Renaud, B ⁿ   Roca Ruiz, L J ⁿ   Ruppe, U ⁿ   Saliceto, A ⁿ   Schluender, M ^p   Schmidt, J ⁿ   Schulz, A P ⁿ   Serikova, S ⁿ   Sevestre, M A ⁿ   Shvalb, P G ⁿ   Smirnov, G ⁿ   Sokurenko, G Y ⁿ   Solodovnikov, A ⁿ   Soroka, V V ⁿ   Subbotin, Y ⁿ   Suplotova, L ⁿ   Sánchez, M Castiñeiras ⁿ   Testroote, M J G ⁿ   Tyuyushev, I ⁿ   Vasiliev, A ⁿ   Vasselle, M ⁿ   Verleisdonk, E J M M ⁿ   Voss, G ⁿ   Wallet, E ⁿ   Weimar, H ⁿ   Weisslinger, N ⁿ   Wetzig, L ⁿ   Yuzko, T ⁿ   Zafra Jimenez J A ⁿ   Zgura, V ⁿ   Zhukov, B N ⁿ   Zonova, E ⁿ   Zubareva, N ⁿ   Zufferey, P ⁿ   de Fatima Ouedraogo, M ⁿ   van Haren Breure, E ⁿ   van Olden, G D J ⁿ   more..

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c PRINCESS GRACE HOSPITAL CENTER   (Monaco)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e University Jean Monnet of Saint Etienne EA3065   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^g HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^h CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^j Sankt Josef Hospital   (Germany)

^k Pediatric Nutrition Research Group Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^l CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^m ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁿ Innopharma Srl ^*

^o Innopharma Srl   (Italy)

^p BX CRO Advanced Pharmaceutical Services   (Germany)

^q ITEC Services   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Bleeding; Fondaparinux; Low molecular weight heparin; Lower limb; Prophylaxis; Trauma; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

FONDAPARINUX; NADROPARIN;

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DEATH; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE FRACTURE; KNEE INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BLEEDING; FONDAPARINUX; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LOWER LIMB; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAUMA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG INJURIES; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84885346279     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12395     Document Type: Article

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