Publications by authors named "Tomomichi Kan'o"
Background And Purpose: The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016 (J-SSCG 2016), a Japanese-specific set of clinical practice guidelines for sepsis and septic shock created jointly by the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine, was first released in February 2017 in Japanese. An English-language version of these guidelines was created based on the contents of the original Japanese-language version.
Methods: Members of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine were selected and organized into 19 committee members and 52 working group members.
Article Synopsis
- The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2016 (J-SSCG 2016) were created to address specific needs in Japan and are a joint effort by two medical societies, reflecting localized clinical practices.
- The guidelines were developed with input from various medical professionals, utilizing a structured method that included public commentary and a peer review system to ensure quality and transparency in the drafting process.
- In total, 87 clinical questions were identified across 19 areas of focus, including new topics relevant to pediatric care, with important revisions made since the previous version in 2012.
Aim: Yokukansan (a Japanese Kampo medicine) has been reported to be safe and useful in treating behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia patients. This study aimed to investigate the effects of yokukansan on destructive and aggressive behaviors in patients after traumatic brain injury.
Methods: From April 2008 to July 2010, 189 patients who suffered traumatic brain injury were admitted to our tertiary emergency center.
A 63-year-old man was diagnosed with jugular venous suppurative thrombophlebitis after undergoing strangulation ileus surgery. His condition was not stabilized by therapy with antibiotics, heparin or other supportive treatments. Pulse-spray treatment (PST) was administered, following which, the patient was afebrile without symptoms and the laboratory data improved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet (HELLP) syndrome is a rare complication of pregnancy. The mortality rate associated with HELLP syndrome increases when life-threatening complications occur. A 37-year-old woman at 37 weeks of gestation developed severe cerebral hemorrhage at the beginning of labor induction and was transferred to our hospital, where HELLP syndrome was diagnosed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Endoscopic ultrasonography can provide high-resolution images of the gastric wall.
Case Report: A 24-year-old woman with severe corrosive gastritis following massive ingestion of an alkaline household chemical was examined with endoscopic ultrasonography using a 20-MHz probe. Endoscopic ultrasonography disclosed diffuse thickening of the entire gastric wall and lack of demarcation of the muscular layer in the antrum.