Ullalkar Neha, M Vedanth, Pn Sreeramulu, Vaibhavi D, Ca Shashirekha
General Surgery, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, IND.
Surgery, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, IND.
Cureus. 2024 May 1;16(5):e59449. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59449. eCollection 2024 May.
Treating deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using a once-daily dose of enoxaparin offers greater convenience and the possibility of home-based care for certain patients, as opposed to a continuous infusion of unfractionated heparin (UFH). The study aimed to determine the most cost-effective thromboprophylaxis between low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and UFH for hospitalized patients.
After obtaining clearance from the institutional ethical committee, the study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, over a period of six months. Informed consent was obtained from all 46 patients included in this study. The participants were divided into two groups: group A received LMWH and group B received UFH.
The mean age in group A was 59.8 + 10.6 years and in group B was 54.9 + 12.3 years. There was no significant difference in the girth of the lower limb between the groups during the follow-up period (p > 0.05). In group A, there was a highly significant reduction in lower limb girth from day one to day five (p < 0.0001), day five to day 10 (p < 0.0001), and day one to day 10 (p < 0.0001). In group B, there was no significant reduction from day one to day five (p = 0.06), but there was a significant reduction from day five to day 10 (p = 0.001) and day one to day 10 (p = 0.001).
Treatment with LMWH as an anticoagulant significantly reduced the lower extremity girth and thrombus thickness in cases of DVT when compared to UFH.
与持续输注普通肝素(UFH)相比,每日一次剂量的依诺肝素治疗深静脉血栓形成(DVT)为某些患者提供了更大的便利性以及居家护理的可能性。该研究旨在确定住院患者中低分子量肝素(LMWH)和UFH之间最具成本效益的血栓预防措施。
在获得机构伦理委员会批准后,该研究在斯里德瓦拉杰·乌尔什医学院普通外科进行,为期六个月。本研究纳入的46例患者均获得了知情同意。参与者分为两组:A组接受LMWH,B组接受UFH。
A组的平均年龄为59.8±10.6岁,B组为54.9±12.3岁。随访期间两组下肢周长无显著差异(p>0.05)。在A组中,从第1天到第5天、第5天到第10天以及第1天到第10天,下肢周长均有极显著降低(p<0.0001)。在B组中,从第1天到第5天无显著降低(p = 0.06),但从第5天到第10天以及第1天到第10天有显著降低(p = 0.001)。
与UFH相比,LMWH作为抗凝剂治疗可显著降低DVT患者的下肢周长和血栓厚度。