Pre-operative Enoxaparin in the Surgical Management of Multi-trauma Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-12-16
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
All trauma patients receive Lovenox or other prophylactic medication to prevent deep vein
clots from forming. For the trauma patients with orthopedic injuries requiring surgery there
is controversy over safety and efficacy when prophylaxis is started preoperatively vs
postoperatively. This study is to evaluate both approaches for safety in terms of bleeding
events during and 24 hours after surgery as well as preventing deep vein clot formation. This
will be a randomized double blinded study using Lovenox or placebo as the medications given
preoperatively. Postoperative Lovenox will be given to both groups per routine regime.