Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study

Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study

<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Enoxaparin is commonly used for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in adult hospitalized patients. Although anti-Xa levels are inversely related to body weight, limited studies evaluated clinical outcomes of dose reduction in the unde...

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Main Author:	Salam Ibrahim Abou Safrah (21264303) (author)
Other Authors:	Mohamed Omar Saad (12535545) (author), May Alasmar (19744495) (author), Fatima Ashfaq Butt (21264306) (author), Somaya Khaled Koraysh (21264309) (author)
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Biomedical and clinical sciences Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences Enoxaparin Dose Prophylaxis Venous thromboembolism Deep vein thrombosis Body mass index Weight
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