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. 2012 Jun 14;344:e3675. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e3675

Table 3.

 Symptomatic venous thromboembolism, clinically relevant bleeding, and net clinical endpoint by type of surgery

Variables No of events/No in group Relative risk (95%CI) Weight (%) P value*
New anticoagulant Enoxaparin
Symptomatic venous thromboembolism
Dabigatran:
 Hip20 22 23/3367 10/2181 0.78 (0.05 to 12.35) 42.5 0.83
 Knee19 21 25/3141 19/1575 0.56 (0.16 to 1.98) 57.5
Rivaroxaban:
 Hip23 24 27 29 30 11/3888 27/3990 0.52 (0.18 to 1.45) 35.6 0.93
 Knee25 26 28 21/2940 44/2946 0.49 (0.29 to 0.83) 64.4
Apixaban:
 Hip33 4/2708 10/2699 0.40 (0.13 to 1.27) 23 0.14
 Knee31 32 34 28/3437 23/3277 1.08 (0.56 to 2.06) 77
Clinically relevant bleeding
Dabigatran:
 Hip20 22 178/3367 87/2181 1.22 (0.95 to 1.58) 51.8 0.36
 Knee19 21 162/3141 79/1575 1.01 (0.74 to 1.39) 48.2
Rivaroxaban:
 Hip23 24 27 29 30 186/3888 152/3990 1.25 (0.90 to 1.75) 59.6 0.90
 Knee25 26 28 123/2940 96/2946 1.29 (0.99 to 1.67) 40.4
Apixaban:
 Hip33 131/2708 138/2699 0.95 (0.75 to 1.19) 52.2 0.09
 Knee31 32 34 103/3437 143/3277 0.71 (0.55 to 0.91) 47.8
Net clinical endpoint
Dabigatran:
 Hip20 22 81/3367 38/2181 1.26 (0.80 to 1.98) 49.3 0.06
 Knee19 21 58/3141 41/1575 0.71 (0.48 to 1.05) 50.7
Rivaroxaban:
 Hip23 24 27 29 30 86/3888 94/3990 0.92 (0.60 to 1.41) 53.2 0.76
 Knee25 26 28 71/2940 84/2946 0.85 (0.60 to 1.19) 46.8
Apixaban:
 Hip33 29/2708 29/2699 1.00 (0.60 to 1.66) 32.8 0.70
 Knee31 32 34 58/3437 62/3277 0.88 (0.62 to 1.26) 67.2

*Random effects model, subgroup differences.