Comparative Study Between Thrombosis Prophylaxis Protocols

Comparative Study Between American and Brazilian Protocols for Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis: a New Proposal

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00713973

Enrollment

212

Registered

2008-07-14

Start date

2007-06-30

Completion date

2008-06-30

Last updated

2008-10-20

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Conditions

Prophylaxis of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Brief summary

Background: Compare the American and Brazilian protocols for prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), seeking to draft a new protocol, more comprehensive and applicable. Methods: A prospective study was conducted over a year, covering 212 patients, comparing the protocols on the stratification of risk of DVT, and the type of prophylaxis indicated. A new protocol was proposed, applied and compared to previous.

Detailed description

Not desired

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Patients who underwent plastic surgery in the Hospital of the Medical School of Botucatu, in the period of one year

Exclusion criteria

refusal to participate in the research protocol

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results