Table 3

Length of stay in hospital and estimated costs among medical inpatients receiving enoxaparin versus UFH prophylaxis


Prophylaxis Received




Outcome (Mean)
Enoxaparin
UFH
Difference (95% CI)

Length of hospital stay (days)
10.00
10.26
-0.26 (-0.99, 0.46)
Total costs
$18,777
$17,602
$1,174 (-2,365, 4,714)

McGarry et al. Thrombosis Journal 2006 4:17   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-4-17