Apixaban or Enoxaparin for Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Replacement - Lassen, Michael Rud; Raskob, Gary E; Gallus, Alexander; Pineo, Graham; Chen, Dalei; Portman, Ronald J (The New England journal of medicine, 2009)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Biological and medical sciences; Blood clots; Clinical outcomes; Clinical trials; Double-Blind Method; Drug therapy; Enoxaparin - adverse effects; Enoxaparin - therapeutic use; Factor Xa Inhibitors; Female; General aspects; Hemorrhage - chemically induced; Humans; Joint replacement surgery; Knee; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Prevention and actions; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Pyrazoles - adverse effects; Pyrazoles - therapeutic use; Pyridones - adverse effects; Pyridones - therapeutic use; Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control; Vascular disease; Knee; Medicine; Prevention; Prosthesis; Apixaban; Antithrombotic agent; Cardiovascular disease; Low molecular weight heparin; Anticoagulant; Thrombosis; Enoxaparin sodium