[Guidelines for prevention of venous thromboembolism in the West and Japan].
Venous thromboembolism has been a common illness even in Japan and gets increased social as well as medical attention, especially during postoperative period, while guideline for prevention of the disease has been available in the West. Since the clinical experience has shown that there are ethnic differences between Japanese and westerners in coagulability, we need a Japanese own guideline. The guideline based on experts' views in Japan has been formulating, although it is difficult to prepare an ideal one based on reliable evidences for Japanese at present. We expect this first guideline be the foundation for establishment of an ideal one.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine.
Mashio
M
Nakamura
D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*