Low molecular weight heparin to prevent postpartum venous thromboembolism: A pilot study to assess the feasibility of a randomized, open-label trial

Affiliations

¹ Hematology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Medicine, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: mrodger@ohri.ca.
² Hematology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Medicine, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, McGill University, Canada; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McGill University, Canada.
⁴ McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, United States.
⁷ Division of Hematology, University of Washington, United States; Puget Sound Blood Center, United States.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Marc A Rodger et al. Thromb Res. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun:142:17-20.

doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.04.004. Epub 2016 Apr 9.

¹ Hematology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Medicine, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: mrodger@ohri.ca.
² Hematology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Medicine, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, McGill University, Canada; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McGill University, Canada.
⁴ McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, United States.
⁷ Division of Hematology, University of Washington, United States; Puget Sound Blood Center, United States.

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Keywords: Low molecular weight heparin; Postpartum; Randomized controlled trial; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism.

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