Abdelrahman M. Gameel MD, Hosam A. Tawfek MD.
GehanG. Ali1, Laila Rawash1, Shaban M. Abdelmageed2, and Shawki M.K Sharouda2
Ahmad Abd Al Aziz,MD; Ahmed Mahmoud Hussein MD
Ahmed Abd Al Aziz MD*, Salah Said Soliman MD**, Mohamed M Raslan MD***
Osama Ahmed Radwan
Ahmed Abdelsalam Hafiz (M.D)*, Youssif Khachaba(M.D)*, Ashraf Elsebaiae Mohammed(M.D)*, Waleed Adel (M.D)**
Mahmoud Farghaly, MD Ahmed Morad, MD Tarek Youssef, MD, MRCS, FACS
1Hossam El sayed El shafey MD, MRCS and 2Waledd Agawee MD
Mohamed E. Elsherbeni MD, A. Elboushi MD.
Tamer Yassin1, Wesam Mohamed1, Ahmed A Youssef2
Wesam Mohamed, Tamer Yassin, Ayman Hussein, Mahmoud El shahawy, Alaa Obeida
Mohamed M. Raslan
Ahmed Sobhy Abbass Ahmed Elsobky
Evaluation of Different Treatment strategies of Early Pregnancy Deep Venous Thrombosis
Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the maternal outcomes and complications of deep venous
thrombosis (DVT) encountered in early pregnancy, mainly regarding recurrence using different regimens
of fondaparinux treatment periods, rather than mentioned in different studies and recommended by the
royal and American Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, but with close surveillance program and
frequent follow up visits and duplex US follow up of different patients groups. Methods: the study was
conducted on 60 women with DVT presented during the 1st trimester of pregnancy in zagazig university
hospitals; patients received fondaparinux therapeutic dose, until full clinical improvement and duplex
complete recanalization, then the patients were randomly divided into 2 groups the 1st
continued on a
prophylactic dose of fondaparinux till the end of pregnancy and the other kept on aspirin 75 mg daily till
beginning of 9th month where they received a prophylactic dose of fondaparinux till the end of pregnancy.
After delivery all patients will be on warfarin for six weeks with target INR between two and three. All
patients will be followed up for 24 weeks after labour with outcomes assessment of complications
specifically recurrence. Results: the study was carried out during the period between June 2015 to June
2017; the mean age of the patients was 25.33±1.17 and 24.4±5.07 for both groups respectively. Level of
DVT, maternal outcome including; DVT recanalization and complications such as recurrence (DVT and or
PE) and post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) were compared between both groups. Conclusion: the low rate of
recurrence in our study challenged the belief that all pregnant females with recanalized DVT should
receive LMWH prophylaxis all throughout pregnancy; therefore we recommend fondaparinux prophylaxis
from the beginning of the 9th month of pregnancy stopped 24 hours before labour and return to full
therapeutic dose in the postpartum period with oral anticoagulant therapy (warfarin) till target INR is
achieved, where fondaparinux is stopped and continue with warfarin for at least 6 weeks.
Key words: deep venous thrombosis - pregnancy- fondaparinux.