Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Title

Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy

First Page

37

Last Page

41

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/app.2013.010201

Abstract

The purpose of this retrospective chart review was to determine the correlation between full weight-based enoxaparin use and the frequency of anti-Xa concentrations within the defined therapeutic range; to ascertain if anti-Xa monitoring is being appropriately ordered in relation to the timing of enoxaparin dose (after 3 consistent therapeutic doses and 3-5 hours post-dose); to establish if the evidence-based recommended dose adjustment protocol that was studied in the pediatric population was utilized; and if this yielded anti-Xa concentrations within the target range (0.6 – 1.1 IU/mL) for an adult population. The data may suggest a lack of correlation between BMI and whether or not the anti-Xa concentration is within the therapeutic range. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm this finding, and to determine the utility of the available dose adjustment nomogram.

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Originally published by Horizons Research under a creative commons attribution license in Advances in Pharmacology and Pharmacy, 2014, Volume 1, Issue 2. DOI: 10.13189/app.2013.010201

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