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Volume 348:1061-1063 March 13, 2003 Number 11
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Reviparin after Leg Injury Requiring Immobilization

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To the Editor: Lassen et al. (Sept. 5 issue)1 note the high risk of venous thrombosis in patients with leg injury requiring immobilization, as well as previous studies of prophylaxis in this population. Given this high risk, none of the participants in their study should have been treated with placebo.


Hubertus P.A. Jersmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide 5006, Australia
jersmann@iprimus.com.au

  1. Lassen MR, Borris LC, Nakov RL. Use of the low-molecular-weight heparin reviparin to prevent deep-vein thrombosis after leg injury requiring immobilization. N Engl J Med 2002;347:726-730. [Free Full Text]
 
To the Editor: Lassen et al. did not address the possible influence of surgery on the incidence of thromboembolic events in their study. The surgical procedure itself and related factors, including the site, technique, and duration of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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