A Comparison of Enoxaparin with Placebo for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Samama, M; T. Cohen, Alexander; Darmon, Jean‐Yves; Desjardins, Louis; Eldor, Amiram; Janbon, C; Leizorovicz, Alain; Nguyen, Hélène; Olsson, Carl‐Gustav; Graham Turpie, A.; Weisslinger, Nadine

doi:10.1056/nejm199909093411103

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A Comparison of Enoxaparin with Placebo for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 9, 1999

Authors:

M Samama

Alexander T. Cohen

Jean‐Yves Darmon

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The efficacy and safety of thromboprophylaxis in patients with acute medical illnesses who may be at risk for venous thromboembolism have not been determined in adequately designed trials. METHODS: In a double-blind study, we randomly assigned 1102 hospitalized patients older than 40 yea...

Subject

Medicine

Placebo

Pulmonary embolism

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