Publications by authors named "S Komemushi"

Background: HS219 (40 mg chitosan-loaded chewing gum) is designed to bind salivary phosphorus as an add-on to available phosphorus binders. We performed a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of HS219 in hemodialysis (HD) patients with hyperphosphatemia as an add-on to phosphorus binders.

Methods: Sixty-eight HD patients who were maintained on calcium carbonate (n=33) or sevelamer hydrochloride (n=35) were enrolled.

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Purpose: To compare radiation exposure of nurses when performing nursing tasks associated with interventional procedures depending on whether or not the nurses called out to the operator before approaching the patient.

Materials And Methods: In a prospective study, 93 interventional radiology procedures were randomly divided into a call group and a no-call group; there were 50 procedures in the call group and 43 procedures in the no-call group. Two monitoring badges were used to calculate effective dose of nurses.

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Carotenoids of the corals Acropora japonica, A. secale, and A. hyacinthus, the tridacnid clam Tridacna squamosa, the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci, and the small sea snail Drupella fragum were investigated.

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Carotenoids are liposoluble pigments widely distributed in nature. More than 750 carotenoids are isolated from natural sources, but only a few kinds are used industrially. The production of carotenoid by microorganisms is to be expected, but few carotenoids originate from living things on land.

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Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of 0.0015% tafluprost ophthalmic solution (Tafluprost) with Placebo ophthalmic solution (Placebo) in normal tension glaucoma (NTG).

Setting: Total of 94 patients enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group and multicenter study.

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