Pediatric Stroke: A Review

Table 3

Protocol for using LMWH in children.

Preparation	Initial treatment dose	Initial prophylactic dose
Reviparin, body weight-dependent dose, units/kg per 12 h
<5 kg	150	50
>5 kg	100	30
Enoxaparin, age-dependent dose, mg/kg per 12 h
<2 months old	1.5	0.75
>2 months old	1.0	0.5
Dalteparin, all-age pediatric dose, units/kg per 24 h	129 ± 43	95 ± 52
Tinzaparin, age-dependent dose, units/kg
0 to 2 months old		275
2 to 12 months old		250
1 to 5 years old		240
5 to 10 years old		200
10 to 16 years old		275

Adapted from Roach et al. [88].