Publications by authors named "Kana Kitamura"
Background Although nursery school teachers may experience depressive symptoms, there have been few studies exploring the associated factors. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression and explore its associated factors in nursery school teachers. Methods This cross-sectional study surveyed nursery school teachers in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms as measured by the five-item Mental Health Inventory.
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- Delayed detection of infiltration in peripheral intravenous (PIV) access during general anesthesia in kids can have serious effects, prompting this study on precordial Doppler ultrasound as a detection method.
- Conducted on children undergoing elective surgeries, the study assessed precordial Doppler sound changes before and after saline injection to evaluate PIV access accuracy, reporting a 1.4% incidence of catheter issues.
- Results show that precordial Doppler ultrasound is a feasible and noninvasive technique with good accuracy for PIV access confirmation, but suggests that more research is needed for validation.
Background And Objectives: Several types of quadratus lumborum block (QLB) are used for postoperative analgesia and are believed to be effective against both somatic and visceral pain via a local anesthetic (LA) effect in the paravertebral space (PVS). However, it remains unclear whether all QLB techniques result in LA spread into the PVS. We hypothesized that LA administered via intramuscular QLB would spread into the paravertebral space and investigated the spread and sensory block area of LA in intramuscular QLB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients presenting with functional somatic syndrome (FSS) are common, and the symptoms are persistent and difficult to treat for doctors and costly for society. The aim of this study was to clarify the common pathophysiology of FSS, especially the relationship between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function and psychological characteristics of patients with FSS. The subjects were 45 patients with FSS and 29 healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vomiting is commonly encountered in clinical medicine. When organic gastrointestinal, metabolic, and brain diseases are ruled out, many cases are considered to be functional. We experienced an adult patient with epilepsy whose main symptom was vomiting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The relationship between herpesvirus reactivation and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is unclear.
Objective: We sought to examine the relationship between human herpesvirus (HHV) reactivation and rash/GVHD after allo-SCT by prospective evaluation.
Methods: Fifteen patients who had received allo-SCT underwent prospective serial examinations for human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), HHV-7, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus DNA in the blood by polymerase chain reaction and real-time polymerase chain reaction.
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- * Researchers measured psychophysiological stress responses in 59 FSS patients and 41 healthy controls, identifying two main subgroups of FSS patients based on their levels of autonomic lability.
- * Results indicated significant differences in mood and duration of symptoms between the subgroups, highlighting that autonomic lability is a crucial factor in understanding FSS.
A 52-year-old woman was admitted to the gynecological department of our hospital on July 29, 2002 because of a right lower abdominal mass. She has been suffering from pain in the right leg and inguinal area for a month before coming to the hospital. She was found to have pancytopenia and high serum levels of LDH and IgD.
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