Anticoagulants (chosen at investigators' discretion) vs placebo
Symptomatic VTE · people requiring prevention of venous thromboembolism following total hip or knee replacement or hip fracture repair
Anticoagulants (chosen at investigators' discretion) showed no clear difference in symptomatic VTE (DVT and PE) Treatment duration 28 ‐ 42 days compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Anticoagulants (extended duration) for prevention of venous thromboembolism following total hip or knee replacement or… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 0.5 [0.09, 2.74]1 study · 557 participantsLow