Enoxaparin vs heparin for prevention of deep-vein thrombosis in acute ischaemic stroke: a randomized, double-blind study.

نویسندگان

  • M Hillbom
  • T Erilä
  • K Sotaniemi
  • T Tatlisumak
  • S Sarna
  • M Kaste
چکیده

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy, safety, and overall risk-benefit profile of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin (UFH) prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic complications in patients with acute ischaemic stroke. METHODS Patients with ischaemic stroke resulting in lower-limb paralysis lasting for at least 24 h and necessitating bedrest, were randomized within 48 h of the onset of stroke, and treated with enoxaparin (40 mg subcutaneously once daily) or UFH (5000 IU subcutaneously thrice daily) for 10 +/- 2 days. Main outcome measures were deep-vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism (PE), death from any cause, intracranial haemorrhage including haemorrhagic infarction, or any other major bleeding. RESULTS Outcome events occurred within 3 months of stroke in 40/106 patients treated with enoxaparin (37.7%) and 52/106 patients treated with UFH (49.1%, P=0.127). Fewer patients treated with enoxaparin (14, 13.2%) than with UFH (20, 18.9%) had evidence of haemorrhagic transformation of ischaemic stroke. CONCLUSIONS Enoxaparin administered subcutaneously once daily was as safe and effective as subcutaneous UFH given thrice daily in the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with lower limb paralysis caused by acute ischaemic stroke.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta neurologica Scandinavica

دوره 106 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002