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In Pregnancy
NURS247
08/12/2020
Rosaline Chirishian
Outline
• What is Lovenox?
• Doses
• Mechanism of action
• Indication
• Duration
• Side effects
• Surveillance
• Contraindications
• When to stop?
What is Lovenox?
• Low Molecular Weight Heparin,
anticoagulant.
VTE
Duration
• Most started the injections around the 12th to 20th week of pregnancy and
continued until week 37.
• Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
• Fluid retention
• Fever
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Bleeding