1. ARTS: A Large, International Trial of Thromboprophylaxis in Intra-abdominal, Gynecologic, and Urologic Surgery
- Author
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Ville Sallinen, Kirsi-Maija Kaukonen, Philip J. Devereaux, Lauri I Lavikainen, Kari A.O. Tikkinen, Per Morten Sandset, Gordon H. Guyatt, Tuomas P. Kilpeläinen, Philippe D. Violette, Saana Horstia, Rufus Cartwright, and Peter L. Gross
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Urology ,Deep vein ,MEDLINE ,Hemorrhage ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Urologic surgery ,030212 general & internal medicine ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Anticoagulants ,Venous Thromboembolism ,medicine.disease ,Thrombosis ,3. Good health ,Pulmonary embolism ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Surgical Procedures, Operative ,Oral anticoagulant ,Female ,Apixaban ,Pulmonary Embolism ,business ,Major bleeding ,medicine.drug - Abstract
ARTS will be the first trial to compare anticoagulation with a direct oral anticoagulant (apixaban) versus no anticoagulation among patients undergoing intra-abdominal, gynecologic, or urologic surgery at sufficiently similar risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism and major bleeding.
- Published
- 2021