Abstract:
:A group of 105 consecutive patients with venographically proved major acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were randomized in an open prospective study to evaluate the comparative efficacy and safety of a fixed dose of subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and warfarin for the prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism. Four patients developed venographically proved recurrent DVT during the 3 months of treatment: three in the LMWH group and one in the warfarin group. Nonfatal pulmonary embolism occurred in two patients in the LMWH group and in one in the warfarin group. Five of the 55 patients (10%) in the warfarin group and none of the 50 patients in the LMWH developed bleeding complications (two-tailed Fisher exact test, p = 0.06). A preliminary assessment of the costs indicated that treatment with LMWH was less expensive by Pounds 900 per patient than warfarin. In conclusion, the fixed daily dose of LMWH and the adjusted dose of warfarin therapy were of similar efficacy in preventing recurrence of DVT. However, warfarin therapy, despite strict laboratory control, is associated with more frequent side effects and is expensive. Another study with a higher dose of LMWH is recommended.
journal_name
World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Das SK,Cohen AT,Edmondson RA,Melissari E,Kakkar VVdoi
10.1007/s002689900081subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-06-01 00:00:00pages
521-6; discussion 526-7issue
5eissn
0364-2313issn
1432-2323journal_volume
20pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
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更新日期:1977-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-009-0146-8
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00268-011-1290-5
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01675654
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2021-01-22 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:World journal of surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00