Publications by authors named "Wijesinghe Ashoka"
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- The study focused on how men and women differ in their susceptibility to emphysema related to smoking in lung cancer patients.
- The research involved lung cancer patients with smoking histories undergoing surgery, using 3D-CT scans to measure emphysematous changes.
- Results showed that female patients experienced greater emphysematous changes per unit of smoking compared to male patients, particularly in those with adenocarcinoma, suggesting that the Smoking-Emphysema Index could be a useful tool for assessment.
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- A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of pulmonary training on respiratory function, swallowing, and quality of life in frail elderly individuals who suffered from chronic strokes.
- Participants were divided into two groups: one received standard rehabilitation while the other received additional pulmonary training over six weeks.
- Results showed that those in the pulmonary training group experienced significant improvements in respiratory function, swallowing ability, and overall quality of life without any cognitive decline.
Predicting Respiratory Complications Following Lobectomy Using Quantitative CT Measures of Emphysema.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
October 2021
Purpose: In performing surgery for lung cancer, emphysema is a risk factor related to postoperative respiratory complications (PRC). However, few studies have addressed the risk of radiological emphysematous volume affecting PRC. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between emphysematous volume as measured on 3-dimensional computed tomography and PRC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with changes in both the physical and mental components of quality of life (QOL) in of community-dwelling frail older persons in long-term care and to clarify which aspects are important to maintaining physical and mental components of QOL. [Participants and Methods] In this 1 year follow-up cohort study, participants were older persons from a single day care rehabilitation center in Japan. The Medical Outcome Study 8-Item Short-Form Health Survey (MOS-SF8), which gives both physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores, was used as the main QOL assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Air leakage still remains a major problem in lung resection despite the introduction of surgical sealants. We have developed a novel sealant based on hydrophobically modified Alaska pollock-derived gelatin (ApGltn), which showed high adhesive quality in vitro. In this study, we evaluated the adhesive quality and conformability of our ApGltn sealant compared with a fibrin sealant.
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