Abstract
Objective: To examine the laboratory anticoagulant effect of two thromboprophylactic low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) regimens in post-cesarean obese patients. Methods: A prospective cohort study, performed during 2017–2018 at a university hospital, of post-cesarean obese (>90 kg) patients receiving 40 mg/day (n = 30) or 60 mg/day (n = 30) enoxaparin, and a control group of non-obese (n = 30) post-cesarean patients receiving 40 mg/day enoxaparin. Thrombin generation and anti-Xa were measured twice on the third postoperative day: prior to and 3.5–4 h following the third LMWH dose. Results: Age, parity, weight and body mass index were comparable between the obese study groups. Compared to the control non-obese group, the 40 mg obese and 60 mg obese groups showed increased baseline thrombin generation: medians 491, 581, 571 nM, respectively (P = 0.001 and P = 0.04, respectively). At peak LMWH activity, thrombin generation was higher in the 40 mg than in the 60 mg obese and control groups: medians 2599, 2391, 2229 nM, respectively (P = 0.01 and P < 0.0001, respectively); and thrombin generation was comparable between the 60 mg obese and the control groups (P = 0.58). Similarly, a significantly lower proportion of patients in the 40 mg obese group (10%) had anti-Xa levels within the recommended prophylactic range (0.2–0.5 IU/mL) than in the other groups (P < 0.0001 for both comparisons). Conclusion: As determined by thrombin generation and anti-Xa testing, post-cesarean obese patients have an increased procoagulant potential, which was diminished only in those receiving higher dosages of LMWH. These findings support the need for clinical evaluation of LMWH dose adjustment in this setting.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-74 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Thrombosis Research |
Volume | 170 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. This study was approved by the local institutional review board of Hadassah Medical Center Helsinki Committee (IRB approval number No. HMO 0256-17).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Cesarean section
- Dose adjustment
- Low-molecular weight heparin
- Obesity
- Postpartum thromboprophylaxis
- Thrombin generation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology