Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background 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 underweight population. Objective To compare...
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| description | Abstract Background 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 underweight population. Objective To compare the incidence of bleeding and VTE in underweight patients receiving reduced doses of enoxaparin (< 40 mg daily) versus the standard dose (40 mg daily) for VTE prophylaxis. Methods This was a multicentre retrospective cohort study at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. We included hospitalized patients with a total body weight ≤ 57 kg or body mass index (BMI) ≤ 18.5 kg/m2 who received prophylactic enoxaparin for at least 48 h. The outcomes were bleeding, VTE, and composite unfavourable outcome (bleeding or VTE). Inverse-probability-of-treatment weighting (IPTW) was used to adjust for confounding. Results We identified 1,130 eligible patients, of whom 124 patients (11%) received the reduced dose, and 1,006 patients (89%) received the standard dose. Bleeding occurred in one patient (0.8%) of the reduced dose group compared to 15 patients (1.5%) in the standard dose group (p > 0.99), VTE occurred in two patients (1.6%) in the reduced dose group compared to four patients (0.4%) in the standard dose group (p = 0.13). In the IPTW analysis, there was no significant difference in overall bleeding (odds ratio (OR) 1.4, 95% CI 0.18–10.75, p = 0.74), VTE (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.05–1.81, p = 0.19), or the composite unfavourable outcome (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.2–2.75, p = 0.66). Conclusion There is no significant difference in the incidence of bleeding or VTE between the reduced dose and the standard dose of enoxaparin for VTE prophylaxis in underweight adult patients. Due to the low event rates in both groups, larger studies are required to delineate any differences between the two dosing strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17651665427c45fbb367687b2787efba2025-08-20T01:49:37ZengBMCThrombosis Journal1477-95602025-05-012311810.1186/s12959-025-00716-wEnoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort studySalam Ibrahim Abou Safrah0Mohamed Omar Saad1May Alasmar2Fatima Ashfaq Butt3Somaya Khaled Koraysh4Pharmacy Department, Hamad General HospitalPharmacy Department, Al-Wakra HospitalPharmacy Department, Hamad General HospitalPharmacy Department, Hamad General HospitalPharmacy Department, Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical CityAbstract Background 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 underweight population. Objective To compare the incidence of bleeding and VTE in underweight patients receiving reduced doses of enoxaparin (< 40 mg daily) versus the standard dose (40 mg daily) for VTE prophylaxis. Methods This was a multicentre retrospective cohort study at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. We included hospitalized patients with a total body weight ≤ 57 kg or body mass index (BMI) ≤ 18.5 kg/m2 who received prophylactic enoxaparin for at least 48 h. The outcomes were bleeding, VTE, and composite unfavourable outcome (bleeding or VTE). Inverse-probability-of-treatment weighting (IPTW) was used to adjust for confounding. Results We identified 1,130 eligible patients, of whom 124 patients (11%) received the reduced dose, and 1,006 patients (89%) received the standard dose. Bleeding occurred in one patient (0.8%) of the reduced dose group compared to 15 patients (1.5%) in the standard dose group (p > 0.99), VTE occurred in two patients (1.6%) in the reduced dose group compared to four patients (0.4%) in the standard dose group (p = 0.13). In the IPTW analysis, there was no significant difference in overall bleeding (odds ratio (OR) 1.4, 95% CI 0.18–10.75, p = 0.74), VTE (OR 0.3, 95% CI 0.05–1.81, p = 0.19), or the composite unfavourable outcome (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.2–2.75, p = 0.66). Conclusion There is no significant difference in the incidence of bleeding or VTE between the reduced dose and the standard dose of enoxaparin for VTE prophylaxis in underweight adult patients. Due to the low event rates in both groups, larger studies are required to delineate any differences between the two dosing strategies.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-025-00716-wEnoxaparinDoseProphylaxisVenous thromboembolismDeep vein thrombosisBody mass index |
| spellingShingle | Salam Ibrahim Abou Safrah Mohamed Omar Saad May Alasmar Fatima Ashfaq Butt Somaya Khaled Koraysh Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study Thrombosis Journal Enoxaparin Dose Prophylaxis Venous thromboembolism Deep vein thrombosis Body mass index |
| title | Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study |
| title_full | Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study |
| title_short | Enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients: a retrospective cohort study |
| title_sort | enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized underweight adult patients a retrospective cohort study |
| topic | Enoxaparin Dose Prophylaxis Venous thromboembolism Deep vein thrombosis Body mass index |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-025-00716-w |
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