Comparison between guideline for diagnosis procedure combination by Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine in 2003 and clinical pass of Yamagata University Hospital

UNLABELLED: In order to standardize and improve the quality of medical treatment, a guideline for diagnosis procedure combination was proposed by the Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine (JSLM) in 2003. We investigated whether the guideline agreed with the clinical pass of Yamagata University Hospital. A total of 17 patients admitted to Yamagata University Hospital for acute myocardial infarction or type 2 diabetes mellitus were investigated. There were ten patients with acute myocardial infarction and seven patients with diabetes. We compared laboratory examinations used in the guideline and those used in our clinical pass for acute myocardial infarction and observed that they were much the same. Also laboratory examinations used for type 2 diabetes and its complications in our clinical pass were much the same as those in the JSLM guideline. CONCLUSION: The guideline proposed by JSLM in 2003 agrees well with our clinical pass. However, collaboration with other related expert associations is required in making the final draft and future amendments.