Current Status of the Korean Venous Thromboembolism Registry

Abstract

The Korean venous thromboembolism (VTE) registry, which was initiated by the Working Parties of Korean Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, and the Korean Society of Hematology, is a web-based multicenter registry (http://kdvt.chamc.co.kr) for recruiting consecutive VTE patients. The aim of the registry is to prospectively collect data on the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of VTE from a large, unselected cohort of patients, and to provide data on the true incidence and management of VTE in the real-world. By the end of 2007, the starting year of the registry, 840 patients were registered. By the end of 2008, 1,121 were registered, with 1,289 by the end of 2009, and 1,463 by April 2010 from 11 hospitals. The first report on the epidemiologic characteristics of 596 consecutive VTE patients was released in October 2007.

Risk factors and incidence of deep vein thrombosis in lower extremities among critically ill patients

“…2009, Kim et al. 2011, Oh 2011,). Although the reported incidences were not all lower than those of Western countries (Chin et al.…”

“…2011), DVT has been assumed to develop less frequently in Koreans and Asians than in Western populations (Agarwal et al. 2009, Oh 2011). A study by Keenan and White (2007) supported an effect of race/ethnicity on the risk of venous thromboembolism.…”

“…The reported rates of DVT in previous Asian studies (Xu et al 2008, Chin et al 2009, Taniguchi et al 2009, Wilasrusmee et al 2009) were between 5AE01-26AE60%. Most previous Asian studies mainly have been focused on DVT rate and risk factors of hip or knee arthroplasty patients, who are a high-risk population, and neurorehabilitation patients (Chua et al 2008, Xu et al 2008, Agarwal et al 2009, Chin et al 2009, Taniguchi et al 2009, Kim et al 2011, Oh 2011. Although the reported incidences were not all lower than those of Western countries (Chin et al 2009, Kim et al 2011, DVT has been assumed to develop less frequently in Koreans and Asians than in Western populations (Agarwal et al 2009, Oh 2011.…”

“…Venous thromboembolism rates in Koreans are lower than those in Caucasians, but the rate in Koreans is increasing rapidly owing to westernised lifestyles (Oh 2011). DVT incidence in critically ill ICU patients has been reported rarely in Asian populations (Xu et al 2008), and there have been no Korean studies reporting the incidence and risk factors of DVT among critically ill Korean ICU patients.…”

“…Venous thromboembolism rates in Koreans are lower than those in Caucasians, but the rate in Koreans is increasing rapidly owing to westernised lifestyles (Oh 2011). DVT incidence in critically ill ICU patients has been reported rarely in Asian populations (Xu et al.…”