Publications by authors named "Hideo Maruki"

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  • * An 80-year-old woman with cardiac arrest due to a pulmonary embolism was treated successfully using venoarterial ECMO, which stabilized her condition and allowed for the management of subsequent liver and IVC injuries without surgery.
  • * The research indicates that increasing ECMO flow can effectively control bleeding from IVC injuries, suggesting a promising new approach for treating these severe injuries based on both patient outcomes and validation in a dog model.
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  • Scientists are using a special method called CO angiography to find bleeding in patients who cannot be checked using regular iodine contrast.
  • A woman in her 40s was badly hurt in an accident and had active bleeding in her liver; doctors used both iodine and CO angiography to find and stop the bleeding.
  • The CO angiography helped doctors find bleeding that was missed by iodine, which led to successfully stopping the bleeding without any further problems.
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Background: Blunt thoracic aortic injury is one of the most lethal traumatic injuries. Ruptured cases often result in cardiac arrest before arrival at the hospital, and survival is rare.

Case Presentation: A female patient in her 30 s was struck by an automobile while she was walking across an intersection.

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