Publications by authors named "K Kurahashi"
Background: In Japan, the escalating demand for anesthesia services has resulted in a shortage of anesthesiologists, presenting a societal challenge. Urgent measures involve the imperative task shifting to nurses. The perspectives of anesthesiologists on perianesthesia nurses (PANs) and the PAN system significantly influence the collaboration between anesthesiologists and PANs.
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- Hyperglycemia and hypertension are known risk factors for kidney glomerular injury in type 2 diabetes, but factors for kidney tubular injury are less understood.
- In a study of 1243 subjects, researchers identified four groups based on urinary biomarkers and found different risk factors for glomerular and tubular injuries.
- Key findings indicate that while hypertension contributes to glomerular injury, the Fibrosis-4 index is specifically linked to tubular injury, suggesting liver fibrosis is a concern for tubular health in these patients.
Since diabetes and its complications have been thought to exaggerate cardiorenal disease, resulting in a short lifespan, we investigated causes of death and lifespans in individuals with and without diabetes at a Japanese community general hospital during the period from 2011 to 2020. Causes of death and age of death in individuals with and those without diabetes were compared, and associations between medications used and age of death were statistically analyzed. A total of 2326 deaths were recorded during the 10-year period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation are the standard approach to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, oral anticoagulant therapy carries the risk of cerebral infarction recurrence, not to mention hemorrhagic complications, even under appropriate drug therapy. Surgical treatments targeting the left atrial appendage include left atrial appendage closure( LAAO) and left atrial appendage resection (LAAR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The clinical implications of acute phase thrombosis after surgical left atrial appendage (LAA) closure remain unclear. This study sought to determine the frequency, prognosis, and factors involved in thrombogenesis after surgical LAA occlusion.
Methods: In this study, data from patients who underwent 2 types of standalone surgical LAA closure (either resection or clipping) between July 2014 and March 2020 at a single center were analyzed.