Erratum: Incidence and prevention of postoperative venous thromboembolism: Are they meaningful quality indicators in Japanese health care settings? (World Journal of Surgery DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1229-x);Incidence and prevention of postoperative venous thromboembolism: Are they meaningful quality indicators in Japanese health care settings?
Prevention of venous thromboembolism: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition)
DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0656
WH Geerts D Bergqvist GF Pineo, et al. 2008 Prevention of venous thromboembolism: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th edition) Chest 133 381S 453S 18574271 10.1378/chest.08-0656 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD1cXptVKhsrg%3D (Pubitemid 351894916)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors (2007) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Guideline on Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. Available at: http://www.aaos.org/research/guidelines/pe-guideline.pdf. Accessed 11 Mar 2011
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2008) The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Available at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/deepvein/calltoaction/call- to-action-on-dvt-2008.pdf. Accessed 11 Mar 2011
Editorial Committee on Japanese Guideline for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism. Medical Front International Tokyo (in Japanese)
Editorial Committee on Japanese Guideline for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (2004) Japanese Guideline for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism. Medical Front International, Tokyo (in Japanese)
The Japanese Circulation Society (2009) Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis. Available at: http://www.j-circ.or.jp/guideline/pdf/JCS2009-andoh-h.pdf. Accessed 20 Feb 2011 (in Japanese)
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for venous thromboembolism prevention in hip and knee arthroplasty differ: What are the implications for clinicians and patients?
19201714 10.1378/chest.08-2655
JW Eikelboom G Karthikeyan N Fagel, et al. 2009 American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for venous thromboembolism prevention in hip and knee arthroplasty differ: what are the implications for clinicians and patients? Chest 135 513 520 19201714 10.1378/chest.08-2655
Incidence and clinical characteristics of perioperative pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan in 2008: Results from the annual study of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, Committee on Patient Safety and Risk Management, Perioperative Pulmonary Thromboembolism Working Group]
20486587 (in Japanese)
M Kuroiwa H Furuya N Seo, et al. 2010 Incidence and clinical characteristics of perioperative pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan in 2008: results from the annual study of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists, Committee on Patient Safety and Risk Management, Perioperative Pulmonary Thromboembolism Working Group] Masui 59 667 673 20486587 (in Japanese)
N Kumasaka M Sakuma K Shirato 1999 Incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan Jpn Circ J 63 439 441 10406582 10.1253/jcj.63.439 1:STN:280: DyaK1Mzjtlansg%3D%3D (Pubitemid 29272546)
The role of ethnicity, age and gender in venous thromboembolism
19536458 10.1007/s11239-009-0365-8
M Montagnana EJ Favaloro M Franchini, et al. 2010 The role of ethnicity, age and gender in venous thromboembolism J Thromb Thrombolysis 29 489 496 19536458 10.1007/s11239-009-0365-8
Defining and classifying clinical indicators for quality improvement
DOI 10.1093/intqhc/mzg081
J Mainz 2003 Defining and classifying clinical indicators for quality improvement Int J Qual Health Care 15 523 530 14660535 10.1093/intqhc/mzg081 (Pubitemid 37540789)
