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. 2018 Nov 27;9:1370. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01370

Table 10.

Health outcomes breakdown per 1,000 for each prophylaxis strategy - eTKR population.

Intervention Short-term health outcomes [n (95% CI)] Long-term health outcomes [n(95% CI)]
Symptomatic DVT Sympt proximal DVT Asymptomatic DVT PE Total VTE Surgical site bleeding Total deaths PTS CTEPH
LMWH (std,std) + AES 6
(5 to 8)
1
(0 to 2)
134
(132 to 136)
4
(4 to 5)
144
(143 to 146)
9
(1 to 32)
1
(0 to 2)
8
(6 to 11)
0
(0 to 0)
Fondaparinux+ AES 6
(2 to 13)
1
(0 to 3)
121
(36 to 261)
10
(2 to 25)
136
(46 to 284)
79
(2 to 411)
2
(0 to 6)
8
(3 to 16)
0
(0 to 1)
Foot pump + AES 9
(4 to 15)
2
(0 to 4)
181
(91 to 311)
6
(3 to 11)
195
(101 to 333)
12
(1 to 51)
1
(0 to 3)
10
(5 to 19)
0
(0 to 0)
IPCD 10
(3 to 19)
2
(0 to 5)
202
(66 to 405)
19
(0 to 175)
230
(71 to 495)
12
(1 to 51)
4
(0 to 35)
13
(4 to 38)
1
(0 to 5)
Foot pump 4
(0 to 12)
1
(0 to 3)
79
(11 to 243)
3
(0 to 9)
85
(14 to 259)
12
(1 to 51)
1
(0 to 2)
5
(1 to 14)
0
(0 to 0)
AES 13
(6 to 22)
3
(1 to 6)
285
(144 to 465)
24
(0 to 203)
323
(158 to 567)
12
(1 to 51)
5
(0 to 39)
18
(8 to 48)
1
(0 to 6)
LMWH (std,std) 4
(1 to 9)
1
(0 to 2)
89
(30 to 195)
21
(0 to 232)
114
(33 to 337)
9
(1 to 32)
4
(0 to 44)
8
(2 to 37)
1
(0 to 7)
LMWH (std,extd) 4
(1 to 10)
1
(0 to 2)
76
(18 to 204)
8
(0 to 49)
88
(19 to 238)
10
(0 to 68)
2
(0 to 10)
5
(1 to 16)
0
(0 to 1)
Aspirin 7
(2 to 17)
1
(0 to 4)
149
(39 to 367)
5
(1 to 12)
160
(45 to 390)
9
(8 to 11)
1
(0 to 3)
9
(2 to 20)
0
(0 to 0)
Dabigatran 4
(1 to 10)
1
(0 to 2)
88
(27 to 199)
51
(0 to 644)
142
(32 to 722)
11
(1 to 45)
11
(0 to 127)
12
(2 to 98)
2
(0 to 19)
Apixaban 2
(1 to 6)
0
(0 to 1)
51
(15 to 121)
44
(0 to 568)
97
(18 to 606)
8
(0 to 35)
9
(0 to 102)
9
(1 to 85)
1
(0 to 16)
Rivaroxaban 2
(1 to 5)
0
(0 to 1)
42
(11 to 104)
16
(0 to 163)
60
(14 to 211)
16
(1 to 67)
3
(0 to 34)
4
(1 to 24)
0
(0 to 5)
No prophylaxis 15
(6 to 27)
3
(1 to 7)
328
(132 to 565)
41
(0 to 429)
385
(151 to 781)
12
(1 to 51)
8
(0 to 87)
23
(7 to 81)
1
(0 to 13)

AES, anti-embolism stockings; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; eTKR, elective total knee replacement; extd, extended; IPCD, intermittent pneumatic compression devices; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; PE, pulmonary embolism; PTS, post thrombotic syndrome; std, standard; VTE, venous thromboembolism.