Relationship between dementia degree and gait ability after surgery of proximal femoral fracture: Review from Clinical Pathway with Regional Alliance data of rural region in Japan.

Background: Proximal femoral fracture (PFF) is one of the most serious injury-related problems in developed countries. Functional prognosis after operation for PFF is unsatisfactory, as a considerable number of patients cannot perform similar gait function before fracture. Postoperative gait function is a key in performing activities of daily living (ADL).

Multidisciplinary approach for primary cardiac lymphoma associated with hemodynamic failure caused by tricuspid valve obstruction.

Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) comprises rare cardiac tumors and exhibits rapid growth and poor prognosis. We report the case of a 65-year-old man with PCL associated with unstable hemodynamics caused by tricuspid valve obstruction. Generally, chemotherapy is the first choice of treatment for patients with PCL.

Nationwide population-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease in Japanese children: Effects of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

Background: In Japan, the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in 2010. PCV13 has replaced PCV7 since November 2013.

Methods: The effectiveness of PCV7 in protecting against invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children aged <5 years was evaluated in a nationwide active population-based surveillance of IPD in 2008-2013 in 10 prefectures in Japan.

[Examination of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing different types of Serratia marcescens detected in the same patient].

Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing Serratia marcescens isolate was recovered from a study patient in September, 2007 in whom MBL non-producing S. marcescens had been isolated 2 months previously. Two S.

Postinfarct cardiac free wall rupture detected by multidetector computed tomography.

Cardiac free wall rupture after myocardial infarction is one of the life-threatening complications, which often results in sudden onset of cardiogenic shock caused by cardiac tamponade. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) provides valuable information in any clinical setting. There have been a few case reports on detecting cardiac rupture by means of CT.