Tetsumei Urano
Tetsumei Urano is a vice president and the professor of the department of medical physiology in Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in Japan. His group has studied the mechanism of thrombus formation and its lysis using real-time imaging technique.
World Thrombosis Day (WTD): impacts of hospitalization, cancer-bearing, and earthquakes
The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) recognizes the birthday of Dr. Rudolf Carl Virchow, October 13, as World Thrombosis Day (WTD) to commemorate his contribution in defining the concept of thrombosis in 2013. Since then, a variety of campaign events have been organized to increase global awareness of thrombosis, including its causes, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatment, and ultimately to reduce death and disability caused by the condition.
World Thrombosis Day was first focused on deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), collectively known as venous thromboembolism. Recently, thrombosis associated with hospitalization and cancer associated thrombosis have been in the spotlight. Hospitalized patients have a predisposition for thrombosis due to invasive treatment, vascular injury, and immobilization; thus, strict risk assessment and proper prophylaxis are required in such cases. Medical staff in developed countries are well aware of these risks, and assess the patients using either institutional or common assessment procedures, based on current guidelines.
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