How has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced nursing students' academic experience and career choices? A qualitative descriptive analysis.

COVID-19 control measures influenced education and training environments and profoundly impacted nursing students' career prospects and academic lives. This study intends to elucidate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing students' academic experience and career choices. A qualitative descriptive study was conducted at a 4-year university in Japan, using semi-structured interviews with 14 nursing students.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nursing students in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The effect of the prolonged coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of nursing students is unclear. This study assesses the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia among nursing students in Japan during the pandemic and determines the risk factors associated with such symptoms.

Methods: An online survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted from August 16 to October 16, 2021.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of nursing students in Japan: protocol for a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading globally with a high risk of mortality. It is also significantly affecting mental health. For nursing students, the impact of COVID-19 on mental health is predicted to be significant; however, sufficient data have not been obtained.

Relationship between fractional flow reserve and graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: Bypass for moderately stenosed coronary arteries may cause graft failure (string phenomenon or occlusion). We examined the effects of fractional flow reserve (FFR) on the efficacy of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in preventing graft failure.

Methods: Between January 2013 and December 2017, 48 patients underwent CABG after FFR was measured.

[Development of an event scale for perceiving well-being in high school students].

Objective　This study aimed to develop an event scale for perceiving well-being in high school students (hereinafter called "the scale"). The scale includes ten items for one factor and measures the frequency with which students perceive experience-based well-being.Method　This study comprised two surveys.

[Correlations among resilience against violent behavior toward the self and others, rumination, and anger in high school students].

Objectives Correlations among resilience against violent behavior toward the self and others, ruminations, and anger were examined to obtain data for preventive interventions for violent behavior toward the self and others in high school students.Methods An anonymous self-report questionnaire was administered to first, second, and third-year high school students (N=327). There were 280 valid responses (85.

Lower body ischaemic time is a risk factor for acute kidney injury after surgery for type A acute aortic dissection.

Objectives: Postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) is known as a risk factor for death after surgery for Stanford type A acute aortic dissection under hypothermic circulatory arrest. It may also adversely affect long-term survival. We searched for modifiable risk factors for postoperative AKI, focusing on lower body ischaemic time.

Predictors of Outcomes After Surgery for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.

Background: Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is technically demanding. We tried to identify the predictors for short- and long-term outcomes after PEA for CTEPH with aggressive use of pulmonary vasodilators, including epoprostenol sodium.

Methods: From 2005 to 2013, 122 CTEPH patients, whose preoperative mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was 47 ± 10 mm Hg and pulmonary vascular resistance was 847 ± 373 dynes/s/cm, underwent PEA with hypothermic circulatory arrest.

Correction to: Aortic remodeling with frozen elephant trunk technique for Stanford type A aortic dissection using Japanese J-graft open stent graft.

The article Aortic remodeling with frozen elephant trunk technique for Stanford type A aortic dissection using Japanese J-graft open stent graft, written by Masato Tochii, Yoshiyuki Takami, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Michiko Ishida, Yoshiro Higuchi, Yusuke Sakurai, Kentaro Amano and Yasushi Takagi was originally published electronically on the publisher's internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on 06 September 2018 without open access. With the author(s)' decision to opt for Open Choice the copyright of the article changed on 26 September 2018 to © The Author(s) 2018 and the article is forthwith distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( http://creativecommons.

Aortic remodeling with frozen elephant trunk technique for Stanford type A aortic dissection using Japanese J-graft open stent graft.

The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique allows single-stage extended surgical repair of Stanford type A aortic dissection and has shown promotion of aortic remodeling by maintaining the true lumen flow and facilitating its expansion and by promoting false lumen thrombosis. However, few studies have compared the effectiveness of FET technique, in terms of the downstream aortic remodeling. Between 2005 and 2017, 50 patients underwent total arch replacement for Stanford type A aortic dissection, including that with (n = 22) and without FET technique (n = 28).

Recovery from anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy with biventricular assist and valve repairs: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Ventricular assist device is used in the patients with severe heart failure due to cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines, which are widely used chemotherapeutic agents for a wide range of malignant tumors. However, recovery of cardiac function is rare.

Methods: We present the clinical course of a 43-year-old woman in remission from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after the chemotherapy including anthracyclines, who presented in cardiogenic shock 8 months after the end of chemotherapy.

Retrograde Ascending Aortic Dissection after Stent Grafting for Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection with Severe Limb Ischemia.

We report a rare case of retrograde Stanford type A aortic dissection after endovascular repair for complicated Stanford type B aortic dissection. A 45-year-old man presented with a sudden onset of back pain and was transferred to our hospital. Computed tomography demonstrated acute Stanford type B aortic dissection with lower limb ischemia.

Japanese registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support: First report.

Background: In Japan, ventricular assist devices (VADs) have been used for patients with severe heart failure as a bridge to transplantation (BTT) since 1992. However, it was not until 1997, when the Organ Transplant Law was enacted, that medical devices received approval by the national health insurance system for that use. To encourage research and development of innovative medical devices, the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has established a public-private partnership in collaboration with academic societies, hospitals and manufacturers.

Recurrence of Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta after Patch Repair: The Fate of an Aortic Patch.

Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is a rare but life- threatening complication after aortic cannulation and cardiovascular surgery, and it has the potential to rupture. We experienced a rare case of recurrence of aneurysm of the ascending aorta 7 years after patch repair of a small aneurysm at an aortic cannulation site. The repaired aorta had been wrapped with a Teflon felt strip during the previous surgery, and the wrapped aorta had become thin with deterioration of the normal structure of the aortic wall.

Early and Late Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Stanford A Acute Aortic Dissection in Octogenarians.

Background: Because increased age is a strong independent predictor of mortality and morbidity, surgery for octogenarians with Stanford type A aortic dissection (AAD) may be avoided.Methods and Results:From 2005 to 2015, 158 patients underwent surgical repair for AAD via a median sternotomy. We compared 24 (15.

Mid-term outcomes of cardiovascular surgery for patients with Marfan syndrome.

Objectives: Cardiovascular manifestations determine the prognosis and survival of patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). We assessed the early and mid-term outcomes of cardiovascular surgery for this patient population.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective evaluation of patients with MFS who underwent surgery in our department.

Respiratory and hemodynamic changes in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension 1 year after pulmonary endarterectomy.

We reviewed the results of thromboembolectomy, which was performed for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), 1 year after the operation. We obtained hemodynamic and respiratory data of 60 patients from the 112 patients who were operated at our institute. The hemodynamic parameters such as mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), and cardiac index (CI) were significantly improved after the operation, and this improvement of pulmonary hemodynamics persisted even a year after the operation.

Arch replacement using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion for shaggy aorta.

Background: Embolic stroke during arch replacement is a serious concern in patients with shaggy aorta.

Objective: To evaluate shaggy aorta in patients who received total aortic arch replacement with antegrade selective cerebral perfusion utilizing axillary perfusion.

Method: Between January 2005 and December 2010, 63 patients underwent preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanning of the aorta to evaluate atheromatous plaque.