Publications by authors named "K Itagaki"
Aim: This study examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic-induced behavioral restrictions on child psychiatric inpatients in Japan, particularly focusing on limitations placed on outings and overnight stays as infection-control measures.
Methods: Data were collected from inpatients from the children's mental health registry between January 2016 and December 2022. The clinical data, such as age, gender, diagnosis, result of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, frequency of outings and overnight stays before and after the pandemic, were compared.
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- The subclavian vessel surgery faces challenges due to limited access, but open repair may be necessary for issues like large aneurysms or trauma, leading to the use of the transmanubrial osteomuscular sparing approach, which offers better visibility.
- Three case studies illustrate the effectiveness of this technique: one involving an aneurysm, another dealing with an abscess from a forgotten guidewire, and a third correcting a misplaced dialysis catheter.
- The transmanubrial approach was consistently used under cardiopulmonary bypass support, demonstrating its utility and safety in complex subclavian procedures.
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- Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a severe medical emergency with a high economic impact, leading to a research initiative called the Tohoku Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (TRAD) in Japan.
- The TRAD collects extensive data on AAD cases, including treatment methods and recovery outcomes, over a 5-year period from 2017 to 2022, and involves follow-ups for up to 10 years post-discharge.
- The goal of TRAD is to improve understanding of AAD treatments and outcomes, ultimately aiming to enhance patient survival and quality of life in the region.
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is a widely used magnetic resonance imaging method for assessing cardiac disease. However, the relationship between different LGE signal thresholds and microscopic tissue staining images is unclear. In this study, we performed cardiovascular MRI on myocardial infarction (MI) model rats and evaluated the relationship between LGE with different signal thresholding methods and tissue staining images.
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