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

Table 8.

Health outcomes per 1,000 for each prophylaxis strategy–eTHR population.

Intervention Short-term health outcomes (n [95% CI]) Long-term health outcomes (n [95% CI])
Symptomatic DVTs Sympt proximal DVT Asymptomatic DVTs PEs Total VTEs Surgical site bleeding Total deaths PTS CTEPH
LMWH (std,std) + AES 9
(8 to 11)
8
(6 to 9)
46
(44 to 48)
7
(6 to 7)
62
(61 to 64)
28
(7 to 83)
1
(1 to 3)
7
(6 to 8)
0
(0 to 0)
LMWH (std,extd)+ AES 6
(1 to 19)
5
(1 to 16)
27
(4 to 96)
1
(0 to 9)
34
(5 to 116)
29
(2 to 131)
0
(0 to 2)
4
(1 to 13)
0
(0 to 0)
Fondaparinux+ AES 20
(7 to 42)
17
(6 to 35)
98
(36 to 204)
12
(1 to 52)
130
(52 to 263)
51
(8 to 187)
2
(0 to 11)
14
(6 to 30)
0
(0 to 2)
Foot pump + AES 25
(3 to 81)
21
(3 to 68)
122
(16 to 388)
22
(3 to 87)
169
(35 to 486)
13
(2 to 49)
5
(0 to 19)
19
(4 to 54)
1
(0 to 3)
IPCD 56
(10 to 134)
47
(8 to 111)
275
(49 to 634)
53
(2 to 299)
383
(79 to 858)
13
(2 to 49)
11
(0 to 62)
43
(9 to 99)
b
(0 to 9)
AES (above knee) 16
(2 to 58)
14
(1 to 48)
80
(8 to 278)
106
(0 to 909)
203
(16 to 996)
13
(2 to 49)
23
(0 to 202)
26
(2 to 138)
3
(0 to 26)
Foot pump 17
(1 to 73)
14
(1 to 61)
84
(5 to 363)
213
(1 to 980)
314
(20 to 1078)
13
(2 to 49)
44
(0 to 243)
41
(2 to 152)
6
(0 to 30)
AES 20
(1 to 91)
16
(1 to 76)
97
(4 to 440)
11
(1 to 49)
127
(11 to 539)
13
(2 to 49)
2
(0 to 11)
14
(1 to 58)
0
(0 to 2)
LMWH (std,std) 34
(6 to 93)
28
(5 to 78)
168
(29 to 451)
25
(2 to 128)
227
(48 to 573)
28
(7 to 83)
5
(0 to 27)
26
(6 to 65)
1
(0 to 4)
LMWH (std,extd) 32
(3 to 100)
27
(3 to 83)
158
(17 to 482)
4
(0 to 32)
194
(22 to 589)
29
(2 to 131)
1
(0 to 6)
21
(2 to 65)
0
(0 to 1)
Aspirin (std duration) 10
(2 to 32)
8
(1 to 26)
49
(8 to 156)
373
(3 to 995)
433
(34 to 1066)
10
(8 to 12)
79
(1 to 288)
60
(4 to 155)
11
(0 to 31)
LMWH (std, std) + Aspirin 1
(0 to 8)
1
(0 to 7)
6
(0 to 42)
1
(0 to 6)
8
(0 to 55)
22
(0 to 190)
0
(0 to 1)
1
(0 to 6)
0
(0 to 0)
Dabigatran 48
(4 to 136)
40
(4 to 113)
233
(21 to 649)
37
(1 to 204)
317
(42 to 830)
44
(6 to 160)
8
(0 to 43)
36
(5 to 93)
1
(0 to 6)
Apixaban 7
(0 to 30)
6
(0 to 26)
33
(2 to 145)
21
(0 to 131)
61
(6 to 252)
42
(4 to 173)
4
(0 to 28)
7
(1 to 32)
1
(0 to 4)
Rivaroxaban 35
(4 to 110)
29
(3 to 92)
171
(19 to 527)
13
(0 to 88)
219
(28 to 651)
36
(4 to 138)
3
(0 to 18)
24
(3 to 73)
0
(0 to 3)
No prophylaxis 68
(16 to 139)
57
(13 to 115)
335
(80 to 669)
88
(8 to 384)
491
(146 to 953)
13
(2 to 49)
18
(1 to 82)
56
(16 to 112)
3
(0 to 12)

a AES, anti-embolism stockings; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; eTHR, elective total hip 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.