Publications by authors named "S Setoguchi"
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- * A matching algorithm was used to connect 10,616 individuals with CF from CFFPR to Medicaid data, revealing that those linked had significantly higher outpatient visits and antibiotic prescriptions than reported in the CFFPR alone.
- * The study found high costs associated with CF treatment in North Carolina, with pharmacy costs reaching $16.4 million and non-pharmacy costs totaling $7.5 million, highlighting the potential for comprehensive analysis of healthcare utilization and costs for low-income CF patients through linked data.
Aims: Despite advances in therapies, the disease burden of heart failure (HF) has been rising globally. International comparisons of HF management and outcomes may reveal care patterns that improve outcomes. Accordingly, we examined clinical management and patient outcomes in older adults hospitalized for acute HF in the United States (US) and Japan.
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- A study investigated the prevalence of vestibular disorders in patients with COVID-19 compared to those without the virus using data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative database.
- Results showed that individuals with COVID-19 were significantly more likely to experience vestibular disorders, with the highest risk associated with the omicron 23A variant (OR of 8.80).
- The findings underscore the need for further research on the long-term effects of vestibular disorders in COVID-19 patients and implications for patient counseling.
Unexpected cross-contamination by foreign components during the manufacturing and quality control of pharmaceutical products poses a serious threat to the stable supply of drugs and the safety of customers. In Japan, in 2020, a mix-up containing a sleeping drug went undetected by liquid chromatography during the final quality test because the test focused only on the main active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and known impurities. In this study, we assessed the ability of a powder rheometer to analyze powder characteristics in detail to determine whether it can detect the influence of foreign APIs on powder flow.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Multiple studies from countries with relatively lower PM level demonstrated that acute and chronic exposure even at lower than recommended level, e.g., 9 μg/m in the US increased the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events.
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