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

Table 6.

Total costs of each prophylaxis strategy in the eTHR and eTKR models.

Population and strategy Total costs of pharmacological prophylaxis (I) Total costs of mechanical prophylaxis (II) Total intervention cost (I+II)
THR
LMWH (std,std) + AES £138 £31 £169
LMWH (std,extd)+ AES £387 £31 £419
Fondaparinux+ AES £83 £31 £115
Foot pump + AES £0 £91 £91
IPCD £0 £42 £42
AES (above knee) £0 £34 £34
Foot pump £0 £59 £59
AES £0 £31 £31
LMWH (std,std) £138 £0 £138
LMWH (std,extd) £387 £0 £387
Aspirin (std duration) £0.2 £0 £0.2
LMWH (std, std) + Aspirin (extd duration) £115 £0 £115
Dabigatran £80 £0 £80
Apixaban £59 £0 £59
Rivaroxaban £74 £0 £74
No prophylaxis £0 £0 £0
TKR
LMWH (std,std) + AES £111 £31 £142
Fondaparinux+ AES £97 £31 £128
Foot pump + AES £0 £91 £91
IPCD £0 £42 £42
Foot pump £0 £59 £59
AES £0 £31 £31
LMWH (std,std) £111 £0 £111
LMWH (std,extd) £355 £0 £355
Aspirin £0.5 £0 £0.5
Dabigatran £34 £0 £34
Apixaban £23 £0 £23
Rivaroxaban £25 £0 £25
No prophylaxis £0 £0 £0

AES, anti-embolism stockings; eTKR, elective total knee replacement; eTHR, elective total hip replacement; extd, extended; IPCD.