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				 NASPEAF (triflusal+coumadin medium dose vs triflusal), 2004 - triflusal+coumadin medium dose  vs triflusal 
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		All DVT prophylaxis clinical trials
				
			
		
			
			All clinical trials of new oral anticoagulant 
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of dabigatran 450mg |  | 
	
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			BISTRO II (225mg bid) study, 2005
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	|  |  Treatments
	
		| Studied treatment | dabigatran etexilate 225 mg twice daily for 610 days 610 days starting 12h prior to surgery
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		| Control treatment | subcutaneous enoxaparin 40 mg once daily 610 days starting 12h prior to surgery
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			| Remarks | dose finding study dabigatran (50,150 mg twice daily, 300 mg once daily, 225 mg twice daily) and enoxaparin |  | Treatments description | 
						
						| enoxaprin regimen | started before surgery |  
						| treatment duration | 6-10 days |  |  Patients
		
			| Patients | patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement |  | Baseline characteristics | 
						
							| Age (mean), years | 65.9y (range 20-93) |  
							| Total hip replacement | 31% |  
							| Total knee replacement | 67% |  
							| Weight, kg, | 79kg (range 43-130) |  
							| Female | 61.1% |  
							| general anesthesia | 27% |  |  Method and design
	
		| Randomized effectives | 393 / 392 (studied vs. control) |  
			| Design | Parallel groups |  
			| Blinding | double blind |  
			| Number of centre | 62 |  
			| Geographic area | Europe and South Africa (2 centres) |  
			| Hypothesis | Superiority |  
 
 Results
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat.n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat.
 n/N
		
	
	
		
			Graph
		
	
	
		
			RR [95% CI]
 
				distal DVT 
				36 / 297 67 / 300
 0,54 [0,37;0,79]
 
				total VTE and all-cause mortality 
				39 / 297 72 / 300
 0,55 [0,38;0,78]
 
				proximal DVT 
				5 / 297 17 / 300
 0,30 [0,11;0,79]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
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					| Relative risks |  
			| Endpoint | Events (%) | Relative Risk | 95% CI | Endpoint definition in the trial
 | Ref |  
			| Studied treat. | Control treat. |  
						| proximal DVT | 5 / 297 (1,7%) | 17 / 300 (5,7%) | 0,30 | [0,11;0,79] |  |  |  
						| total VTE and all-cause mortality | 39 / 297 (13,1%) | 72 / 300 (24,0%) | 0,55 | [0,38;0,78] |  |  |  
						| distal DVT | 36 / 297 (12,1%) | 67 / 300 (22,3%) | 0,54 | [0,37;0,79] |  |  |  
			| The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters |  
			| Reference(s) used for data extraction: |  
			
			| Endpoint | studied treat. | control treat. | mean diff |  
	
	
				
					| Absolute risk reduction |  
		| Endpoint | Events rate | Absolute risk reduction (ARR)
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		| Studied treat. | Control treat. |  
				| proximal DVT | 1,68% | 5,67% | -39,8‰ |  
				| total VTE and all-cause mortality | 13,13% | 24,00% | -108,7‰ |  
				| distal DVT | 12,12% | 22,33% | -102,1‰ |  
 
 
		 Reference(s)
			
				
			    Eriksson BI, Dahl OE, Büller HR, Hettiarachchi R, Rosencher N, Bravo ML, Ahnfelt L, Piovella F, Stangier J, Kälebo P, Reilly P. 
			    A new oral direct thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran etexilate, compared with enoxaparin for prevention of thromboembolic events following total hip or knee replacement: the BISTRO II randomized trial..
			    J Thromb Haemost 2005 Jan;3:103-11
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