PMID- 27426841 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160719 LR - 20160718 IS - 1024-5332 (Print) IS - 1024-5332 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 5 DP - 1999 TI - Current Clinical Practice: Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins in The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Thrombo-Embolic Disease. PG - 373-80 LID - 10.1080/10245332.1999.11746462 [doi] AB - Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin (LMWH) fractions are prepared from standard unfractionated heparin (UFH) and are thus similar to it in many aspects. The major advantages of LMWH are improved efficacy and safety, longer half-life and reduced need for laboratory monitoring. In addition, the dangers of UFH administered by continuous infusion in the hospital setting are often not fully appreciated and the necessary monitoring and dosage adjustment poorly carried out resulting in inadequate doses being given. LMWHs are the drug of choice in many clinical situations. Four LMWHs are now licensed in the UK for prophylaxis of venous thrombo-embolism during or after surgery (Certoparin, Dalteparin [Fragmin], Enoxaparin [Lovenox/Clexane] and Tinzaparin [Inno-hep]; a fifth is licensed but not currently available in the UK. Dalteparin, Enoxaparin and Tinzaparin are licensed for the treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), and Tinzaparin additionally for the treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (PE), but so far none is licensed for use in pregnancy or paediatrics. FAU - O'shaughnessy, D F AU - O'shaughnessy DF AD - a Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust , Southampton. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Hematology JT - Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) JID - 9708388 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Deep vein thrombosis OT - low-molecular-weight heparin OT - osteoporosis OT - pregnancy OT - pulmonary embolism OT - thrombo-embolism EDAT- 1999/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 1999/01/01 00:01 CRDT- 2016/07/19 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 1999/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/01/01 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1080/10245332.1999.11746462 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hematology. 1999;4(5):373-80. doi: 10.1080/10245332.1999.11746462.