Thromboprophylaxis with apixaban and the risk of pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery

Thromboprophylaxis with apixaban and the risk of pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery

Background: Apixaban, a novel oral anticoagulant, is also used for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis. In this study, we sought to critically evaluate the differences in the rates of symptomatic DVT and bleeding, and analyze the rates of pulmonary embolism (PE) in subgroups of patients from ADVA...

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Main Authors: Madan Raj Aryal, Anil Pandit, Sushil Ghimire, Ranjan Pathak, Paras Karmacharya, Dilli Ram Poudel, Fadi E. Shamoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
apixaban
arthroplasty
knee replacement
hip replacement
meta-analysis
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/27889/pdf_74

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