Publications by authors named "M Akatsuka"
The patient was a 33-year-old male. He was noted to have a systolic murmur in the aortic valve region during childhood and underwent balloon valvuloplasty at a pediatric clinic. However, he was not followed up thereafter.
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- * This study investigated the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on preventing ICU-acquired muscle weakness (ICU-AW) and improving physical function in critically ill ARDS patients during deep sedation.
- * Results showed that patients receiving NMES had a significantly lower incidence of ICU-AW (28.95% vs. 56.67%) compared to those who did not, indicating that NMES may be a beneficial intervention in these scenarios.
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- The study focuses on creating efficient iron (Fe) catalysts, leveraging Fe's abundance and cost-effectiveness despite its common inertness in oxide form.
- Researchers developed an active Fe cation pair site by reducing FeOx supported on silica (SiO2), which involved removing an oxygen atom between Fe cations to create oxygen vacancies.
- The optimal reduction temperature of 773 K was identified, allowing for enhanced catalytic activity in the N-alkylation of amines through a specific reduction mechanism known as Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV), by stabilizing a transition state involving imines and alcohols.
Beer potomania is a condition characterized by severe hyponatremia in chronic alcoholics with poor nutritional intake. When complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI), it presents a significant management challenge. We report a case of a 32-year-old male with a history of alcoholism who presented with malaise, nausea, and vomiting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study evaluated the usefulness of SUV analysis of 99mTc-galactosyl human serum albumin (99mTc-GSA) scintigraphy including SUV analysis of the cardiac blood pool normalized by blood volume as a predictor of short-term survival in severe liver failure.
Patients And Methods: We enrolled 24 patients with severe liver failure who underwent 99mTc-GSA scintigraphy and were admitted to the intensive care unit. Patients were divided into survival and non-survival groups at 7, 14, and 28 days from the performance of 99mTc-GSA scintigraphy.