Morbid obesity, is known to be associated with a high risk of VTE and, unfortunately, fixed doses of anticoagulant regimens may not provide optimal VTE prophylaxis in these patients especially after surgery.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is serious and preventable in patients who have undergone recent surgery . Most surgical patients are required to receive VTE prophylaxis, usually pharmacologic prophylaxis. Notwithstanding, rates of appropriate perioperative thromboprophylaxis remain tenaciously low, although the expansion of quality-improvement efforts has led to widespread hospital implementation of prophylaxis strategies. Obesity, including morbid obesity, is known to be associated with a high risk of VTE and, unfortunately, fixed doses of anticoagulant regimens (unfractionated heparins, low-molecular-weight heparins, and factor Xa inhibitors) may not provide optimal VTE prophylaxis in these patients especially after surgery. Cumulative evidence and works of the literature suggest that anticoagulant dose adjustments in morbidly obese patients may reduce VTE risk. With the increasing rate of morbid obesity, more high-quality clinical trials are needed to prevent VTE in morbidly obese surgical patients providing effective, safe, prevention strategies. Rationale for Change: Due to challenges in recruiting orthopedic surgical patients within the study timeframe, the protocol has been amended to exclude this patient population. This change ensures the study can proceed with a feasible sample size while maintaining the integrity of the research question regarding LMWH thromboprophylaxis in non-orthopedic surgical patients with morbid obesity. This amendment will not alter the primary research question regarding the efficacy and safety of two doses of LMWH thromboprophylaxis. However, it will narrow the scope of the study to focus exclusively on non-orthopedic surgical patients
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2,400
Bemiparin sodium 3,500 IU anti Xa/0.2 ml solution for injection in the pre-filled syringe will be provided for each patient in one group; subcutaneously 6 hours after the surgery(orthopedic and non-orthopedic) and then daily for up to 10 days for moderate and high - risk group and for 30 days in very high risk-group patients according to Caprinin risk classification for venous thromboembolism. Other Name: Hibor; Laboratories Rovi Pharmaceuticals
Bemiparin sodium 5000 IU anti Xa/0.2 ml solution for injection in the pre-filled syringe will be provided for each patient in one group; subcutaneously 6 hours after the surgery(orthopedic and non-orthopedic) and then daily for up to 10 days for moderate and high - risk group and for 30 days in very high risk-group patients according to Caprinin risk classification for venous thromboembolism. Other Name: Hibor; Laboratories Rovi Pharmaceuticals
Hawler Medical university
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
RECRUITINGNumber of participants with VTE events (Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism)
Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism will be confirmed by objective methods (Compression duplex ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis; perfusion/ventilation lung for pulmonary embolism )
Time frame: up to 30 days after surgery
Side effects of both Bemiparin doses
Major bleedings,minor bleedings ,total bleeding events (major + minor),thrombocytopenia,injection site reactions, serious adverse events,discontinuations due to adverse side effects
Time frame: up to 30 days after surgery
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