Special Drug Use Investigation for ARIXTRA (Fondaparinux) Abdominal General Surgery
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Enrollment
- 329
- Primary Endpoint
- The number of adverse events in Japanese subjects undergoing general surgery of the lower limb treated with fondaparinux
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to collect and assess information on safety and efficacy of fondaparinux in patients undergoing general surgery of the lower limb at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients undergoing general surgery of the lower limb at high risk for venous thromboembolism
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the ingredients of fondaparinux
- •Patients with bleeding (bleeding in important organs, sucn as retroperitoneal bleed)
- •Patients with acute bacterial endocarditis
- •Patients with severe renal impairment
Arms & Interventions
Patients prescribed fondaparinux
Patients undergoing general surgery of the lower limb at high risk for venous thromboembolism
Intervention: Fondaparinux Sodium (Drug)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The number of adverse events in Japanese subjects undergoing general surgery of the lower limb treated with fondaparinux
Time Frame: 1 month
Occurrence of adverse events of bleeding
Time Frame: 1 month
Presence of absence of venous thromboembolism after treatment of fondaparinux
Time Frame: 1 month
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
