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Enoxaparin Dosing for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Low Body Weight Patients.

Daniel DybdahlGrant WalliserMichelle PershingChristy CollinsDavid Robinson
Published in: Clinical medicine insights. Blood disorders (2019)
The risk of bleeding was similar by enoxaparin dose but increased with age in low body weight patients. Given the low incidence of VTE in this study, it is reasonable to consider decreasing the prophylactic enoxaparin dose in low body weight patients, especially in the elderly population.
Keyphrases
  • body weight
  • venous thromboembolism
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • atrial fibrillation