Rivaroxaban versus Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis after Hip Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Bengt I. Eriksson,
Lars C. Borris,
Richard J. Friedman,
Sylvia Haas,
Menno V. Huisman,
Ajay K. Kakkar,
Tiemo J. Bandel,
Horst Beckmann,
Eva Muehlhofer,
Frank Misselwitz,
William Geerts
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0800374
Subject(s) - medicine , rivaroxaban , pulmonary embolism , deep vein , surgery , venography , enoxaparin sodium , thrombosis , venous thrombosis , placebo , anesthesia , low molecular weight heparin , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , alternative medicine , pathology
This phase 3 trial compared the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban, an oral direct inhibitor of factor Xa, with those of enoxaparin for extended thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.
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