Dalteparin, a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) prepared by nitrous acid degradation of unfractionated heparin of porcine intestinal mucosa origin, is an anticoagulant. It is composed of strongly acidic sulphated polysaccharide chains with an average molecular weight of 5000 and about 90% of the material within the range of 2000-9000. LMWHs have a more pre...
Dalteparin is used as a prophylaxis for deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms in patients undergoing general surgery (e.g., abdominal, gynecologic, urologic), and in patients with acute medical conditions (e.g. cancer, bed rest, heart failure, severe lung disease). It is also used in patients who have severely restricted mobility, which poses a risk f...
Pfizer Investigational Site, Torremolinos, Spain
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Burnley General Hospital, Burnley, England, United Kingdom
Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom
St. George's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom
Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation-Henderson Site, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Care Hospital, Hyderabad, Nampally, India
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
Nova Scotia Cancer Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B.C. Cancer Agency- Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
B.C. Cancer Agency- Fraser Valley Centre, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Queen Elizabeth II Health Care Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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