17 results match your criteria: "National Hospital Organization Saga National Hospital[Affiliation]"

Although bilateral simultaneous total knee arthroplasty (BSTKA) is an effective treatment for bilateral knee osteoarthritis, safety concerns and lack of precise patient selection criteria persist. This study aimed to determine the differences in perioperative parameters and complication rates between BSTKA and staged TKA in the Japanese population. We retrospectively reviewed 531 patients who underwent BSTKA or staged TKA between 2012 and 2021.

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Although bilateral simultaneous total knee arthroplasty (BSTKA) is an effective treatment for bilateral knee osteoarthritis, safety concerns and lack of precise patient selection criteria persist. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the complication rate and the role of frailty in patient selection for BSTKA. We analyzed data from 434 patients who underwent BSTKA between February 2012 and January 2021, examining demographic factors and preoperative blood test results.

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  • * There are over 400 genetic skeletal disorders, but clinical practice usually encounters only a few; non-invasive prenatal genetic testing has improved prenatal diagnosis but imaging remains essential for accurate diagnoses.
  • * Limb shortening often raises suspicion for bone dysplasias during screening ultrasounds, prompting further assessments with advanced imaging techniques like ultrasound, MRI, and CT to aid in decision-making.
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An early diagnosis and intervention for congenital cytomegalovirus infection can reduce long-term disability; however, the introduction of universal neonatal screening has been controversial worldwide. The present study clarified the outcome of a targeted screening protocol for detecting congenital cytomegalovirus infection based on suggestive perinatal conditions. In addition, the positive rate was compared to those from the reported studies and the validity of the targeted screening criteria was discussed.

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Background: A multicenter investigation of neonate exposure to potentially harmful excipients (PHEs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Japan has not been conducted.

Methods: A multicenter nationwide observational study was conducted. Neonate patient demographic data and information on all medicines prescribed and administered during hospitalization on 1 day between November 2019 and March 2021 were extracted from the medical records.

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Background: This study was performed to investigate the clinical significance of miR-4535 and miR-1915-5p in severe chorioamnionitis.

Materials & Methods: Amniotic fluid samples from 37 patients with severe chorioamnionitis were subjected to miRNA array analysis and ddPCR™. Diagnostic values were assessed using the receiver operating characteristic curve.

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Aim: To investigate the feasibility of a novel method using artificial intelligence (AI), in which the fibrinogen criterion was determined by the quantitative relation between the distributions of fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products (FDPs) and fibrinogen.

Methods: A dataset of 154 deliveries comprising more than 2000 g of blood lost due to hemorrhage, excluding disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), among patients from eight national perinatal centers in Japan from 2011 to 2015 were obtained. The fibrinogen threshold criterion was identified by using the function that best fit the distributions of FDP as determined by AI.

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Purpose: Improvement in the control of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is needed. There is limited information on antiemetic prophylaxis for patients undergoing low-emetic-risk chemotherapy (LEC), and the optimal antiemetic treatment is not well understood. Therefore, we analyzed the risk factors for delayed CINV to aid in the development of individualized treatments.

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Introduction: Round ligament varicosities (RLV) are not well-known and they are usually caused by pregnancy. Although the groin swelling of RLV mimics an inguinal hernia, it is difficult to distinguish between them through clinical examination alone, and there have been few published reports on this topic, especially from Asia.

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old Japanese woman complained of left groin swelling for 2 weeks at her 28th week of gestation of her first pregnancy.

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Purpose: The incidence of and the risk factors for nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing low emetic risk chemotherapy (LEC) are unclear. The aim of the study was to provide information on these topics by performing a multicenter, observational, prospective study.

Methods: The study consisted of patients who were administered first-time LEC that was consistent or inconsistent with current guidelines.

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Background: We investigated features and responses to treatment in patients with febrile and afebrile convulsions with mild gastroenteritis and characterized convulsions with rotavirus and norovirus gastroenteritis.

Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational study to evaluate patients with febrile and afebrile convulsions with mild gastroenteritis who were hospitalized between November 2011 and March 2014 at 13 facilities in the National Hospital Organization. We classified the patients into two groups: presence or absence of fever.

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Ureaplasma spp. cause several disorders, such as nongonococcal urethritis, miscarriage, and preterm delivery with lung infections in neonates, characterized by pathological chorioamnionitis in the placenta. Although reports on antibiotic resistance in Ureaplasma are on the rise, reports on quinolone-resistant Ureaplasma infections in Japan are limited.

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Agminated blue naevus on the sole.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol

February 2016

Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.

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Introduction: Distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection is the standard treatment for gastric cancer. Remnant gastric necrosis after distal gastrectomy is very rare and fatal complication.

Presentation Of Case: A-78-year-old male diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer underwent distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection.

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Nodular fasciitis with degeneration and regression.

J Craniofac Surg

July 2008

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Hospital Organization Saga National Hospital, Saga, Japan.

Nodular fasciitis is a benign reactive proliferation that is frequently misdiagnosed as a sarcoma. This article describes a case of nodular fasciitis of 6-month duration located in the cheek, which degenerated and spontaneously regressed after biopsy. The nodule was fixed to the zygoma but was free from the overlying skin.

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