Research Article
Efficacy of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Preventing Perinatal Venous Thrombosis: A Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Basic characteristics and Jadad score of included literature.
| Author | Year | No. of patients | Study type | Intervention | Outcomes | Jadad | LMWH | Control | LMWH | Control |
| Badawy et al. [21] | 2008 | 170 | 170 | RCT | Enoxaparin sodium (0.2 ml, once daily) + folic acid tablets (0.5 mg daily) | Folic acid tablets (0.5 mg daily) | Hemorrhage | 6 | Bi [22] | 2017 | 45 | 45 | RCT | LMWH sodium (twice daily) + PT | PT | Postpartum VT | 4 | Burrows et al. [23] | 2001 | 39 | 37 | RCT | Dalteparin (2,500 IU, once daily) | Normal sodium | Postpartum VT; hemorrhage | 6 | Gates et al. [24] | 2004 | 78 | 79 | RCT | Enoxaparin (40 mg, once daily) | Placebo (1 ml, once daily) | Perinatal VT; hemorrhage | 7 | Huang [20] | 2018 | 31 | 31 | RCT | LMWH sodium (200 U/kg, once daily) + PT | PT | Perinatal VT | 4 | Li et al. [25] | 2018 | 51 | 51 | RCT | Enoxaparin (40 mg, once daily) + obstetrical care | Obstetrical care | Postpartum VT | 3 | Lin et al. [26] | 2021 | 58 | 58 | RCT | LMWH sodium (5000 U/kg, once daily) | Conventional therapy | Postpartum VT | 4 | Liu [27] | 2020 | 32 | 32 | RCT | LMWH sodium (4250 U/kg, twice daily) + PT | PT | Postpartum VT | 3 | Pettilä et al. [28] | 1999 | 50 | 50 | RCT | Dalteparin once daily (mean 4631 IU/day) | Unfractionated heparin twice daily (20569 IU/day) | Perinatal VT; hemorrhage | 5 | Rodger et al. [19] | 2014 | 146 | 143 | RCT | Dalteparin: 5000 IU once daily + obstetrical care | Obstetrical care | Perinatal VT; hemorrhage | 6 | Zhang [29] | 2013 | 58 | 58 | RCT | LMWH sodium (5000 U/kg, twice daily) | Conventional therapy | Postpartum VT | 4 |
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Note: LMWH: low molecular weight heparin; RCT: randomized controlled trial; PT: physical therapy; VT: venous thrombosis.
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