Efficacy and safety of Fondaparinux against enoxaparin among patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery in Hospital Selayang / Siti Syarihan Abdullah

• Main Author: Abdullah, Siti Syarihan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: General special. Patient monitoring; Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid; Special situations and conditions
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26265/1/TM_SITI%20SYARIHAN%20ABDULLAH%20PH%2017_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26265/

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in orthopaedic surgery patients. Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) on Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism (2013) has recommended both enoxaparin and fondaparinux as the VTE prophylaxis. Although many studies had been con...