Publications by authors named "H Kurosawa"
Introduction: The recently recommended activated clotting time (ACT) to be maintained at the initiation of and during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is ≥480 s. However, the post-unfractionated heparin (UFH) administration ACT occasionally does not exceed 480 s. Therefore, in this study, we retrospectively evaluated the factors influencing post-heparin administration ACT before initiating CPB.
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- The case discusses a 36-year-old man who developed a severe visceral disseminated varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection after starting immunosuppressive therapy for lupus nephritis, leading to a rapid decline in health and multiple organ failure.
- Key symptoms included severe abdominal pain, blistering rashes, hyperferritinemia, and laboratory signs indicating hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), ultimately resulting in the patient's death.
- This case highlights the rare but critical complication of VZV infections in patients receiving specific immunosuppressive treatments, stressing the importance of early diagnosis through VZV-DNA testing.
Background: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) presents some clinical overlap with Kawasaki disease (KD). Although KD is common in Japan, the clinical characteristics of MIS-C in Japan remain unknown. Therefore, we aimed to determine the epidemiological and clinical features of MIS-C in Japan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCs tends to accumulate in ponds and dam reservoirs because of inputs from their catchments. Ponds contaminated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident have since been decontaminated. However, little attention has been paid to Cs accumulation after the decontamination measures, such as bottom sediment removal, especially for urban ponds with reportedly high Cs concentrations in their urban catchments.
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- The eighth annual summary from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) focuses on the latest findings in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care, building on a comprehensive review from 2020.
- This summary is based on the evaluation of recent resuscitation evidence by experts from six different ILCOR task forces, who utilized specific criteria to assess the quality of evidence and reached consensus treatment recommendations.
- The document also identifies key areas where more research is needed, sharing insights into the task forces’ discussions through sections like Justification and Evidence-to-Decision Framework Highlights.