Publications by authors named "Eiji Kubo"
Background: Patients on haemodialysis (HD) are often constipated. This study aimed to assess the relationship between constipation and mortality in such patients. In this study, constipation was defined as receiving prescription laxatives, based on the investigation results of "a need to take laxatives is the most common conception of constipation" reported by the World Gastroenterology Organization Global Guidelines.
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- A 10% intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment for Kawasaki disease was more effective than a 5% IVIG, reducing fever duration among responders from 13 hours to 10 hours.
- It also shortened the time to additional therapy for nonresponders from 49 hours to 47 hours.
- The study found no severe adverse events related to the treatment.
Background: Combination drugs containing an angiotensin receptor blocker and a calcium channel blocker have been widely commercialized in recent years, and their advantages, such as improvements in adherence, and reductions in medication costs, have been greatly emphasized. However, the actual situations and the impact of switching to combination drugs in clinical practice of nephrology are not fully understood.
Methods: This study was conducted in outpatients of nephrology who received antihypertensive medicines, and who switched to combination drugs.