Publications by authors named "Kazumi Nakata"
Article Synopsis
- Gemcitabine, a common chemotherapy drug, often causes significant vascular pain during its infusion, which can lead to patients stopping treatment.
- A study tested whether using a 5% glucose solution instead of saline to dissolve gemcitabine would alleviate this pain.
- Results showed that patients experienced lower frequency and intensity of vascular pain with the glucose solution, though the duration of pain was similar between the two solutions.
Background: Patients in different countries have different attitudes toward self-determination and medical information. Little is known how much respect Japanese patients feel should be given for their wishes about medical care and for medical information, and what choices they would make in the face of disagreement.
Methods: Ambulatory patients in six clinics of internal medicine at a university hospital were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire.