Publications by authors named "H Tominaga"
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- * Out of 451 patients over 65 years with cervical fractures, 69% had mid-cervical injuries while 31% had lower-cervical injuries, with lower-cervical injuries being linked to more high-energy trauma cases.
- * Although lower-cervical injuries resulted in fewer muscle weaknesses compared to mid-cervical injuries, many patients still experienced neurological deficits and similar overall complication rates after treatment, such as respiratory issues but no significant differences in mortality or mobility outcomes.
Introduction: Preoperative estimations of blood loss are important when planning surgery for cervical spine injuries in older adults. The association between ankylosis and blood loss in perioperative management is of particular interest. This multicenter database review aimed to evaluate the impact of ankylosis on surgical blood loss volume in elderly patients with cervical spine injury.
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- The study examines how the preoperative Spine Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) relates to surgical decisions and patient outcomes in spinal metastases patients.
- The research involved 317 patients and assessed various factors like surgery type, existing conditions, and postoperative health indicators over 6 months.
- Findings revealed that SINS did not correlate with life expectancy, all patient-reported outcomes improved post-surgery, and surgical approach (especially fusion vs. non-fusion) didn't significantly impact these outcomes.
A 67-year-old man with a history of heart failure (HF) secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) developed worsening HF secondary to severe functional mitral regurgitation. Consequently, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) was performed. Despite successful TEER, a large thrombus in the left atrium (LA) was unexpectedly discovered on postoperative day 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Previous reports have identified factors associated with open chest surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) and scoliosis. However, these reports included conditions such as Down syndrome and Marfan syndrome, which involve both cardiac disease and scoliosis. The relationships between these factors and open chest surgery remain unclear.
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