Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate 220 mg/q.d. in the General Population After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery

Percentage of Patients With Major Bleeding Events (MBE) During Treatment Period

Major bleeding events were defined according to the modified McMaster criteria, and were classified by the investigator as Major bleeding event or Any bleeding event. The criteria for MBE's were: fatal; clinically overt associated with loss of haemoglobin \>=20g/L in excess of what was expected; clinically overt leading to the transfusion of \>=2 units packed cells or whole blood in excess of what was expected; symptomatic retroperitoneal, intracranial, intraocular or intraspinal; requiring treatment cessation; leading to re-operation

Time frame: From first intake (day of surgery) until 24 hours after last intake (planned: knee replacement: Day 10 after surgery, hip replacement: Day 28-35 after surgery) of Pradaxa

Percentage of Patients With Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolic Events (sVTE) and All Cause Mortality

The co-primary efficacy variable sVTE was defined as the composite of documented symptomatic proximal and distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and documented symptomatic non-fatal pulmonary embolism (PE).

Time frame: From first intake (day of surgery) until 24 hours after last intake (planned: knee replacement: Day 10 after surgery, hip replacement: Day 28-35 after surgery) of Pradaxa