Items for "thromboprophylaxis"

Tinzaparin and enoxaparin given at prophylactic dose for eight days in medical elderly patients with impaired renal function. A comparative pharmacokinetic study

Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) accumulate in patients with impaired renal function. As this accumulation depends on heparin chain length and subsequent reticulo-endothelial/renal elimination, LMWHs might have different pharmacodynamic profiles...

Keywords: LMWHs, thromboprophylaxis, elderly, renal insufficiency