Publications by authors named "Seiichiro Fujishima"
We investigated the drug resistance status of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) focusing on its isolation sites and types of diseases. Materials and methods: A microbiological laboratory database was searched to identify all clinical cultures positive for P.
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- The study examined how the size of the resected stomach after laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy affects delayed gastric emptying (DGE) and food residue one year post-surgery.
- Patients were divided into two groups: those with DGE symptoms and a control group without, showing that the DGE group was older and had smaller stomach sections.
- Findings suggest that larger resections of the greater curvature might help reduce DGE, indicating a need for improved surgical strategies and further research to confirm the results.
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- A retrospective study was conducted to analyze how postoperative pneumonia affects skeletal muscle loss in patients who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
- The study included 123 patients, comparing those with pneumonia (30) to those without (93), and assessed muscle volume loss and survival rates over a 6-month period.
- Results showed that patients with pneumonia experienced a significant decrease in muscle volume and worse overall survival compared to those without pneumonia, along with a higher occurrence of asymptomatic pneumonia.
Background/aim: In recent years, platelet-related markers were recognized as useful prognostic factors in various malignancies. We investigated the relationship between platelet-related prognostic markers and anti-platelet or anti-coagulant therapies for survival outcomes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Patients And Methods: Preoperative platelet-related prognostic markers were evaluated from peripheral blood testing and statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the prognostic value of these markers and reveal the effects of antiplatelets and/or anticoagulants regarding their prognostic relevance.
Background: One-lung ventilation (OLV) is the standard and widely applied ventilation approach used in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer (VATS-e). To address the disadvantages of OLV with respect to difficulties in intubation and induction, as well as the risk of respiratory complications, two-lung ventilation (TLV) with artificial pneumothorax has been introduced for use in VATS-e. However, no studies have yet compared TLV and OLV with postoperative infection and inflammation in the prone position over time postoperatively.
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- The study investigates the relationship between serum levels of HMGB-1, a protein linked to sepsis and complications after surgery, and various clinical factors in patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
- Researchers found that postoperative HMGB-1 levels were significantly higher than preoperative levels and correlated with factors like intraoperative bleeding, ICU stay duration, and patient age.
- Higher postoperative HMGB-1 levels were associated with worse long-term survival outcomes, suggesting that monitoring these levels could help predict complications and patient prognosis after surgery.