Enoxaparin Metabolism in Reconstructive Surgery Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of death among hospitalized patients, and is an important patient safety issue in plastic surgery. Previous work has shown that enoxaparin prophylaxis can prevent many post-operative VTE events, and current American Society of Plastic Surgeons guidelines support enoxaparin prophylaxis for high-risk patients. Highest risk patients often have cancer or trauma reconstruction. Primary outcomes include 1) peak and trough steady-state aFXa levels in response to standard and escalated doses of enoxaparin and 2) the proportion of patients with appropriate aFXa levels pre and post initiation of a clinical protocol for enoxaparin dose adjustment. The investigators expect that standard dosing will result in inadequate aFXa peak and trough levels, and that the clinical dose adjustment protocol will significantly improve the proportion of in-range aFXa levels. The investigators will also develop a linear regression-based equation to calculate, based on patient-level factors, the required dose of enoxaparin to generate in-range aFXa levels. This research may show that the current "one size fits all" approach to enoxaparin prophylaxis is insufficient. In the trauma and orthopaedic populations, patients with low initial aFXa levels are significantly more likely to develop deep venous thrombosis. Thus, this study has important implications for appropriate enoxaparin dose magnitude and frequency, and may ultimately help to decrease the substantial morbidity and mortality associated with post-operative VTE.

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Detailed Description

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of death among hospitalized patients, and is an important patient safety issue in plastic surgery. Previous work has shown that enoxaparin prophylaxis can prevent many post-operative VTE events, and current American Society of Plastic Surgeons guidelines support enoxaparin prophylaxis for high-risk patients. However, the Plastic Surgery Foundation-funded Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Study showed that 1 in 25 highest risk patients still had a "breakthrough" VTE event despite receipt of guideline-compliant enoxaparin prophylaxis. Highest risk patients often have cancer or trauma reconstruction. These surgeries may have surgical injury that is equal in scope to patients with traumatic or thermal injury. Previous work in patients with traumatic or thermal injury has shown that enoxaparin metabolism, measured by anti-factor Xa (aFXa) level, is substantially increased: a higher degree of injury is associated with higher enoxaparin dose requirements to achieve prophylactic levels. "Breakthrough" VTE events may occur in plastic and reconstructive surgery patients due to inadequate enoxaparin dosing. The investigators will examine enoxaparin pharmacokinetics and test whether a clinical protocol for real-time enoxaparin dose adjustment can favorably alter the proportion of patients with in-range aFXa levels. Primary outcomes include 1) peak and trough steady-state aFXa levels in response to standard and escalated doses of enoxaparin and 2) the proportion of patients with appropriate aFXa levels pre and post initiation of a clinical protocol for enoxaparin dose adjustment. The investigators expect that standard dosing will result in inadequate aFXa peak and trough levels, and that the clinical dose adjustment protocol will significantly improve the proportion of in-range aFXa levels. The investigators will also develop a linear regression-based equation to calculate, based on patient-level factors, the required dose of enoxaparin to generate in-range aFXa levels. This research may show that the current "one size fits all" approach to enoxaparin prophylaxis is insufficient. In the trauma and orthopaedic populations, patients with low initial aFXa levels are significantly more likely to develop deep venous thrombosis. Thus, this study has important implications for appropriate enoxaparin dose magnitude and frequency, and may ultimately help to decrease the substantial morbidity and mortality associated with post-operative VTE.

Conditions

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Venous Thromboembolism Deep Venous Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolus Reconstructive Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Enoxaparin metabolism

Eligible patients will have steady state peak and trough anti-Xa levels drawn after the third enoxaparin dose. For patients in-range (levels 0.3-0.5IUmL), no intervention will be undertaken. For patients out of range, enoxaparin dose will be adjusted according to an established dose adjustment algorithm. Repeat levels will be checked after the third administration of the new dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Enoxaparin

Intervention Type DRUG

Enrolled patients will receive real-time monitoring of peak and trough steady state anti-Xa levels. Out-of-range patients will receive real time dose adjustment of Enoxaparin using a clinical protocol developed with our inpatient pharmacists.

Interventions

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Enoxaparin

Enrolled patients will receive real-time monitoring of peak and trough steady state anti-Xa levels. Out-of-range patients will receive real time dose adjustment of Enoxaparin using a clinical protocol developed with our inpatient pharmacists.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult (age ≥18) patients presenting for reconstructive surgery under general anesthesia.
* expected post-operative stay will be at least three days to allow peak aFXa levels to be drawn.
* eligible patients will include those having major reconstructive surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

* contraindication to use of enoxaparin,
* intracranial bleeding/stroke,
* hematoma or bleeding disorder,
* known heparin-induced thrombocytopenia,
* creatinine clearance ≤30mL/min,
* serum creatinine \>1.6mg/dL, or epidural anesthesia.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No