Publications by authors named "E Kitahara"
Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between responsiveness to prehabilitation and postoperative recovery of physical function in cardiac surgery patients.
Methods: Ninety-three cardiac surgery patients (mean age: 76.4 years) were included in this retrospective cohort study.
Objectives: To investigate the construct validity of the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), which was developed to assess trunk impairment in patients with stroke, in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Design: This retrospective, cross-sectional study enrolled consecutive PD inpatients. Correlation analysis was performed to clarify whether the TIS assessment was related to other balance functions, lower extremity muscle strength, or walking ability.
Background: The effects of subthalamic nuclear deep brain stimulation therapy (STN-DBS) and combined postoperative rehabilitation for patients with Parkinson's disease with postural instability have yet to be well reported. This study investigated the effects of short-term postoperative rehabilitation with STN-DBS on physical function in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Methods: Patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease who were admitted to our hospital for STN-DBS surgery were included in this study.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine whether preoperative phase angle (PhA) measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis was associated with a hospital-acquired functional decline in older patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery.
Methods: This was an observational study of prospectively collected data of 114 patients (>65 y of age) with cardiovascular disease who underwent elective cardiovascular surgery between September 2019 and August 2020. Patients were classified into tertiles based on PhA levels.