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Table 3.

Dosage and time of administration of Fondaparinux

Active principle	Brand name	Dosage and time of administration
Fondaparinux	ARIXTRA^®	2.5 mg at least 6 h after surgery, then 2.5 mg/day^a If creatinine clearance 20–50 ml/min 1.5 mg^b

Active principle

Brand name

Dosage and time of administration

Fondaparinux

ARIXTRA^®

2.5 mg at least 6 h after surgery, then 2.5 mg/day^a

If creatinine clearance 20–50 ml/min 1.5 mg^b

^aIn agreement with the latest edition of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines [1], initiation may be postponed up to 24 h after the end of the intervention [9], although this has not been included in the label as yet

^bAccording to the recent guidelines of the European Society of Anaesthesiology [10], FON is contraindicated if creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min