Publications by authors named "D Himeji"

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory illness, with severe outcomes in older adults. Information on the prevalence, hospitalization rate, and impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of RSV in older adults with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in outpatient settings in Japan is limited.

Methods: This multi-center epidemiological study included outpatients aged ≥60 years presenting with ARI between August 2021 and February 2023.

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Background: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is essential in treating advanced lung cancer. However, the effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasound with bronchoscope-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) in NGS remains unclear. This study examined the usefulness of EUS-B-FNA in lung cancer NGS cases where EUS-B-FNA was performed for specimen submission in a nationwide genomic screening platform (LC-SCRUM-Asia) and compared specimens collected using other bronchoscopy methods (endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration [EBUS-TBNA] and EBUS-guided transbronchial biopsy with a guide sheath [EBUS-GS-TBB]) during the same period.

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We evaluated the usefulness of endobronchial ultrasonography with guide sheath (EBUS-GS) for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) in Japan. We searched the PubMed/Medline database using the keywords "EBUS guide sheath" for Japanese studies on EBUS-GS published between January 2004 and August 2023. We included 32 original articles that evaluated the diagnostic yield of EBUS-GS for PPLs.

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Objective: Long-term steroid use increases the risk of developing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP), but there are limited reports on the relation of long-term steroid and PcP mortality.

Methods: Retrospective multicenter study to identify risk factors for PcP mortality, including average steroid dose before the first visit for PcP in non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-PcP patients. We generated receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for 90-day all-cause mortality and the mean daily steroid dose per unit body weight in the preceding 10 to 90 days in 10-day increments.

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Oral care for patients with severe physical and intellectual disabilities is important to prevent the development of systemic diseases and maintain or improve their health. Foreign bodies accidentally aspirated into the respiratory tract can cause critical problems. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of aspiration of a broken tip of a disposable saliva ejector in a patient with severe physical and intellectual disabilities.

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