Prolonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for abdominal or pelvic surgery
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Review of 7 RCTs (n=1728) concludes prolonged thromboprophylaxis (≥14 days) with LMWH significantly reduces the risk of VTE compared to thromboprophylaxis during hospital admittance only, without increasing bleeding complications after major abdominal or pelvic surgery.
Circulation
Study (n=272,315) found triple therapy linked to high rates of major bleeding vs. dual or monotherapy. Very high major bleeding rates occurred among patients on triple therapy aged > 90 years or with CHA2DS2-VASc > 6 or with a history of major bleeding.
Journal of the American Medical Association
Retrospective study found during 754,389 person-years of anticoagulation with apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban [RV], and warfarin, risk of hospitalisation for upper GI bleeding was highest for RV. PPI cotherapy (264,447 person-years) was linked to lower overall GI bleeding risk.
Apixaban to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine
RCT (n=574) found apixaban (2.5mg BD) resulted in lower rate of venous thromboembolism vs. placebo in intermediate/high-risk ambulatory patients with cancer starting chemo (12 [4.2%] vs. 28 [10.2%]; HR 0.41; 95% CI, 0.26-0.65; p<0.001) but higher rates of major bleeding episodes.
Conference report: positive results for emicizumab for paediatric haemophilia A
Biospace Inc.
Primary analysis of the HAVEN 2 study (n=85) has found that once-weekly emicizumab dosing showed a 99% reduction in treated bleeds compared to prior treatment with bypassing agents.
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