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All clinical trials of dabigatran 220mg
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Treatments
Studied treatment |
dabigatran etexilate 220 mg q.d. 6-10 days
administered 1�4 h after completion of surgery
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Control treatment |
Enoxaparin 40 mg q.d. for 6-10 days
started on the evening before surgery
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Treatments description |
enoxaprin regimen |
started before surgery |
treatment duration |
6-10 days |
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Patients
Patients |
Total knee replacement |
Inclusion criteria |
Patients <=18 years; >40 kg; scheduled for primary elective unilateral total knee replacement |
Exclusion criteria |
any bleeding diathesis; history of acute intracranial disease or hemorrhagic stroke; major surgery, trauma, uncontrolled hypertension or myocardial infarction within the past 3 months; gastrointestinal or urogenital bleeding or ulcer disease within the past 6 months; severe liver disease; aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels more than two times the upper limit of the normal range (ULN) within the past month; severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance <30 mL/min); concomitant long-acting non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy (also contraindicated during study treatment); active malignant disease |
Baseline characteristics |
Age (mean), years |
68y |
Total hip replacement |
0% |
Total knee replacement |
100% |
Weight, kg, |
82 kg |
Female |
67% |
general anesthesia |
23% |
BMI (kg/m�) |
NA |
History of venous thromboembolism (%) |
NA |
Use of cement |
NA |
Estimated creatinine clearance >60 ml/min |
NA |
Previous orthopedic surgery (%) |
NA |
Duration of surgery (min) |
90 min |
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Method and design
Randomized effectives |
694 / 699 (studied vs. control) |
Blinding |
double blind |
Follow-up duration |
6-10 days, mean 8 days |
Number of centre |
105 |
Geographic area |
Europe, Australia, South Africa |
Hypothesis |
Non inferiority |
Primary endpoint |
total VTE and all-cause mortality |
Remarks |
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Remarks / Comments
Results
Endpoint
Studied treat. n/N
Control treat. n/N
Graph
RR [95% CI]
All cause death
1 / 675
1 / 685
classic
1,01 [0,06;16,19]
major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding
50 / 679
46 / 694
1,11 [0,76;1,63]
asymptomatic DVT
181 / 503
184 / 512
1,00 [0,85;1,18]
distal DVT
168 / 503
168 / 511
1,02 [0,85;1,21]
major VTE (fatal and non fatal DVT,PE)
13 / 506
18 / 511
0,73 [0,36;1,47]
total VTE and all-cause mortality
183 / 503
193 / 512
0,97 [0,82;1,13]
Symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis
1 / 675
8 / 685
0,13 [0,02;1,01]
proximal DVT
13 / 503
16 / 510
0,82 [0,40;1,69]
Major bleeding
10 / 679
9 / 694
classic
1,14 [0,46;2,78]
0
2
1.0
Relative risks
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Endpoint |
Events (%) |
Relative Risk |
95% CI |
Endpoint definition in the trial |
Ref |
Studied treat. |
Control treat. |
major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding
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50 / 679 (7,4%) |
46 / 694 (6,6%) |
1,11 |
[0,76;1,63] |
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7389 |
All cause death
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1 / 675 (0,1%) |
1 / 685 (0,1%) |
1,01 |
[0,06;16,19] |
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7389 |
asymptomatic DVT
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181 / 503 (36,0%) |
184 / 512 (35,9%) |
1,00 |
[0,85;1,18] |
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proximal DVT
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13 / 503 (2,6%) |
16 / 510 (3,1%) |
0,82 |
[0,40;1,69] |
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Major bleeding
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10 / 679 (1,5%) |
9 / 694 (1,3%) |
1,14 |
[0,46;2,78] |
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7389 |
total VTE and all-cause mortality
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183 / 503 (36,4%) |
193 / 512 (37,7%) |
0,97 |
[0,82;1,13] |
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Symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis
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1 / 675 (0,1%) |
8 / 685 (1,2%) |
0,13 |
[0,02;1,01] |
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distal DVT
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168 / 503 (33,4%) |
168 / 511 (32,9%) |
1,02 |
[0,85;1,21] |
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7389 |
major VTE (fatal and non fatal DVT,PE)
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13 / 506 (2,6%) |
18 / 511 (3,5%) |
0,73 |
[0,36;1,47] |
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7389 |
The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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Reference(s) used for data extraction:
7389: Eriksson BI, Dahl OE, Rosencher N, Kurth AA, van Dijk CN, Frostick SP, K�lebo P, Christiansen AV, Hantel S, Hettiarachchi R, Schnee J, B�ller HROral dabigatran etexilate vs. subcutaneous enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement: the RE-MODEL randomized trial.J Thromb Haemost 2007 Nov;5:2178-85
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Endpoint |
studied treat. |
control treat. |
mean diff |
Absolute risk reduction
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Endpoint |
Events rate |
Absolute risk reduction (ARR) |
Studied treat. |
Control treat. |
major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding |
7,36% |
6,63% |
7,4‰
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All cause death |
1,48‰ |
1,46‰ |
0,0‰
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asymptomatic DVT |
35,98% |
35,94% |
0,5‰
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proximal DVT |
2,58% |
3,14% |
-5,5‰
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Major bleeding |
1,47% |
1,30% |
1,8‰
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total VTE and all-cause mortality |
36,38% |
37,70% |
-13,1‰
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Symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis |
1,48‰ |
1,17% |
-10,2‰
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distal DVT |
33,40% |
32,88% |
5,2‰
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major VTE (fatal and non fatal DVT,PE) |
2,57% |
3,52% |
-9,5‰
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Meta-analysis of all similar trials:
anticoagulant in DVT prophylaxis for orthopedic surgery
antithrombotics in DVT prophylaxis for elective major knee surgery
antithrombotics in DVT prophylaxis for orthopedic surgery
direct antithrombins in DVT prophylaxis for all type of patients
new anticoagulants in DVT prophylaxis for elective major knee surgery
new anticoagulants in DVT prophylaxis for orthopaedic surgery
new anticoagulants in DVT prophylaxis for all type of patients
Reference(s)
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Eriksson BI, Dahl OE, Rosencher N, Kurth AA, van Dijk CN, Frostick SP, K�lebo P, Christiansen AV, Hantel S, Hettiarachchi R, Schnee J, B�ller HR.
Oral dabigatran etexilate vs. subcutaneous enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee replacement: the RE-MODEL randomized trial..
J Thromb Haemost 2007 Nov;5:2178-85
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