Direct thrombin inhibitors vs vitamin K antagonist (VKA)
Major VTE events in TKR combined doses bilateral ascending venography · patients with prevention of venous thromboembolism following total hip or knee replacement
Direct thrombin inhibitors showed no clear difference in major VTE events in TKR combined doses bilateral ascending venography compared with vitamin K antagonists (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Direct thrombin inhibitors versus vitamin K antagonists or low molecular weight heparins for prevention of venous… 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 0.85 [0.63, 1.15]3 studies · 4327 participantsLow