Efficacy and safety of fondaparinux for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in older acute medical patients: randomised placebo controlled trial.

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Published in BMJ on January 26, 2006

Authors

Alexander T Cohen1, Bruce L Davidson, Alexander S Gallus, Michael R Lassen, Martin H Prins, Witold Tomkowski, Alexander G G Turpie, Jan F M Egberts, Anthonie W A Lensing, ARTEMIS Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Guy's, King's, and St Thomas's School of Medicine, London SE5 9PJ. alexander.cohen@kcl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Fondaparinux 1,5 mg for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Medical Patients With Renal Insufficiency | NCT00927602

Evaluation of the Use of Apixaban in Prevnetion of Thromboembolic Disease in Patients With Myeloma Trated With iMiDs (MYELAXAT) | NCT02066454

Weight Based Enoxaparin in Trauma Patients (WeBET) | NCT01916707

Evaluation of the Prevention of Thromboembolic Disease in Patients With a Lower Limb Trauma, Non Surgical, in Winter Sports Resort (M2M-Thrombose) | NCT01303523

The Use of Fondaparinux in Preventing Thromboembolism in High Risk Trauma Patients | NCT00531843

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