Financial conflicts of interest in Japanese obstetrics and gynaecology clinical practice guidelines

Abstract

Abstract This commentary analysis evaluated the size and prevalence of financial conflicts of interest among authors of Japanese obstetrics and gynaecology clinical practice guidelines. Our analysis found that 66% of all authors received personal payments totalling US$1.2 million during the guideline development period. Furthermore, the guideline chairpersons received much larger payments than those to other authors.

Keywords

• clinical practice guidelines
• conflicts of interest
• evidence‐based medicine
• gynaecology
• obstetrics