Weight-Based Dosing for Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (Enoxaparin) Administration to Achieve Optimal VTE Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients.
Tarendeep ThindThomas HeyeCurran HensonRebecca ReifHanna K JensenKyle J KalkwarfAvi BhavarajuRonald RobertsonAllison JenkinsPublished in: The American surgeon (2024)
In our study, weight-based dosing of LMWH yielded a significantly higher proportion of patients who achieved goal prophylactic anti-Xa levels than fixed-dosing of LMWH. Larger-scale studies are needed to assess the risk of VTE events and bleeding with these dosing strategies.