Publications by authors named "T Shimokaze"
Article Synopsis
- Liver evaluation is crucial for preterm infants due to their vulnerability to liver damage from medications and nutrition, with shear wave elastography (SWE) being explored for assessing liver health in this group.
- A study measured liver SWE values in 37 preterm and 12 term infants, finding consistent median SWE values across different gestational ages and no significant changes over time.
- Results suggest that SWE values could be important for evaluating liver damage, particularly in cases of cholestasis, as these values remain stable regardless of gestational age, weight, or body size.
Objective: We implemented an online visitation system named "telepresence" in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for family members at home to communicate with their babies in real-time using video and audio. This study evaluated the impact of this system on families and medical staff.
Methods: Nineteen families of babies admitted to the NICU between 2022 and 2023 and 65 medical staff participated.
Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) provides better interobserver agreement than conventional methods. However, more evidence of whether there is good agreement between novice and experienced observers, especially in pediatric 3DE analysis, is required. We conducted 3DE analysis training in novice observers and investigated the agreement when analyzing 3DE images between novice and experienced observers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndocyanine green lymphography in the congenital chylothorax and chylous ascites.
J Neonatal Perinatal Med
May 2024
Background: The prognosis of congenital chylothorax and ascites ranges from spontaneous resolution to death, but no established examination exists to predict the prognosis. We aimed to develop a clinically useful method to evaluate lymphatic abnormalities using indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography in infants with congenital chylothorax and ascites.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated infants with congenital chylothorax and chylous ascites who underwent ICG lymphography in our hospital between 2012 and 2022.
Background: The detailed hemodynamics after patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation in preterm infants remain unknown. We aimed to clarify the effect of surgical ligation on left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) volume and function.
Methods: Echocardiography was performed in 41 preterm infants (median gestational age: 25 weeks) before and after PDA ligation.