Publications by authors named "H Suematsu"
() is known to cause intra-abdominal and anaerobic bloodstream infections. However, clinical insights and information on antimicrobial susceptibility in infections are limited. This study aimed to elucidate the clinical characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite the advancements in diagnostic methods and antibiotic treatment, empyema is a critical respiratory infection, showing a high mortality rate of 10-25%. To evaluate the bacterial etiology and prognostic factors of acute empyema, we conducted this long-term retrospective cohort study at our institute between 2008 and 2022. A total of 80 patients were enrolled in this cohort.
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- The study examines how short-term changes in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue after surgery affect survival and recurrence in gastric cancer patients.
- Patients were analyzed before and one month after surgery, categorizing them based on levels of muscle and fat loss.
- Results indicated that greater loss of adipose tissue correlated with lower survival rates, suggesting that monitoring adipose tissue changes post-surgery could help predict patient outcomes.
Background/aim: Post-gastrectomy lean body mass (LBM) decrease has a significant negative impact on postoperative survival in patients with cancer. This study investigated the effect of intake of at least one-third of the daily protein requirement at breakfast on the maintenance of LBM in patients during the first month post-gastrectomy.
Patients And Methods: Among patients with gastric cancer who underwent curative distal gastrectomy between April 2011 and December 2018, without adjuvant chemotherapy, we evaluated 401 patients who had consumed more than the daily protein requirement in the first month postoperatively, using the FFQW82 nutrition intake questionnaire.
Background/aim: The sex-specific effect of the visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio (VSR) before gastrectomy on postoperative survival in patients with gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. This study measured the preoperative VSR in patients with GC and analyzed its relationship with 5-year overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) by sex.
Patients And Methods: This prospective study included 540 patients with GC undergoing gastrectomy.