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  1. Article ; Online: Delayed retropharyngeal hematoma following a minor facial blunt trauma.

    Kitai, Yuya / Sato, Ryota

    Trauma case reports

    2021  Volume 32, Page(s) 100442

    Abstract: We described the case of 75 years old male patient with an airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal hematoma that developed after a minor blunt trauma to the face. The patient was not taking any anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents and did not have any ...

    Abstract We described the case of 75 years old male patient with an airway obstruction due to retropharyngeal hematoma that developed after a minor blunt trauma to the face. The patient was not taking any anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents and did not have any coagulopathy. This case report indicates that emergency physicians must be aware of the risk of delayed airway obstruction in elderly patients regardless of whether the patient is using anticoagulants or antiplatelet agents.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-20
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2835433-3
    ISSN 2352-6440 ; 2352-6440
    ISSN (online) 2352-6440
    ISSN 2352-6440
    DOI 10.1016/j.tcr.2021.100442
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  2. Article ; Online: Gastric volvulus suspected by POCUS finding in the emergency department.

    Kitai, Yuya / Sato, Ryota / Inoue, Tetsuya

    BMJ case reports

    2022  Volume 15, Issue 8

    Abstract: We described a case of a man in his 90s with gastric volvulus of which point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) contributed to a rapid diagnosis. The patient had Borchardt's triad and POCUS showed a distended and fluid-filled stomach, which allowed us to ... ...

    Abstract We described a case of a man in his 90s with gastric volvulus of which point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) contributed to a rapid diagnosis. The patient had Borchardt's triad and POCUS showed a distended and fluid-filled stomach, which allowed us to strongly suspect gastric volvulus even prior to the abdominal CT scan. Gastric volvulus is a rare but life-threatening condition that may lead to tissue ischaemia and perforation. Therefore, a prompt diagnosis is extremely important. This case suggests that POCUS can be a powerful tool when clinicians suspect gastric volvulus.
    MeSH term(s) Emergency Service, Hospital ; Humans ; Male ; Point-of-Care Systems ; Point-of-Care Testing ; Stomach Volvulus/complications ; Stomach Volvulus/diagnostic imaging ; Stomach Volvulus/surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods ; Ultrasonography
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1757-790X
    ISSN (online) 1757-790X
    DOI 10.1136/bcr-2022-250659
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  3. Article: A natural language processing model for supporting sustainable development goals: translating semantics, visualizing nexus, and connecting stakeholders

    Matsui, Takanori / Suzuki, Kanoko / Ando, Kyota / Kitai, Yuya / Haga, Chihiro / Masuhara, Naoki / Kawakubo, Shun

    Sustainability science. 2022 May, v. 17, no. 3

    2022  

    Abstract: Sharing successful practices with other stakeholders is important for achieving SDGs. In this study, with a deep-learning natural language processing model, bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT), the authors aimed to build (1) a ... ...

    Abstract Sharing successful practices with other stakeholders is important for achieving SDGs. In this study, with a deep-learning natural language processing model, bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT), the authors aimed to build (1) a classifier that enables semantic mapping of practices and issues in the SDGs context, (2) a visualizing method of SDGs nexus based on co-occurrence of goals (3) a matchmaking process between local issues and initiatives that may embody solutions. A data frame was built using documents published by official organizations and multi-labels corresponding to SDGs. A pretrained Japanese BERT model was fine-tuned on a multi-label text classification task, while nested cross-validation was conducted to optimize the hyperparameters and estimate cross-validation accuracy. A system was then developed to visualize the co-occurrence of SDGs and to couple the stakeholders by evaluating embedded vectors of local challenges and solutions. The paper concludes with a discussion of four future perspectives to improve the natural language processing system. This intelligent information system is expected to help stakeholders take action to achieve the sustainable development goals.
    Keywords information systems ; models ; stakeholders ; sustainability science and engineering ; sustainable development
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-05
    Size p. 969-985.
    Publishing place Springer Japan
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2260333-5
    ISSN 1862-4057 ; 1862-4065
    ISSN (online) 1862-4057
    ISSN 1862-4065
    DOI 10.1007/s11625-022-01093-3
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  4. Article ; Online: A natural language processing model for supporting sustainable development goals: translating semantics, visualizing nexus, and connecting stakeholders.

    Matsui, Takanori / Suzuki, Kanoko / Ando, Kyota / Kitai, Yuya / Haga, Chihiro / Masuhara, Naoki / Kawakubo, Shun

    Sustainability science

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 3, Page(s) 969–985

    Abstract: Sharing successful practices with other stakeholders is important for achieving SDGs. In this study, with a deep-learning natural language processing model, bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT), the authors aimed to build (1) a ... ...

    Abstract Sharing successful practices with other stakeholders is important for achieving SDGs. In this study, with a deep-learning natural language processing model, bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT), the authors aimed to build (1) a classifier that enables semantic mapping of practices and issues in the SDGs context, (2) a visualizing method of SDGs nexus based on co-occurrence of goals (3) a matchmaking process between local issues and initiatives that may embody solutions. A data frame was built using documents published by official organizations and multi-labels corresponding to SDGs. A pretrained Japanese BERT model was fine-tuned on a multi-label text classification task, while nested cross-validation was conducted to optimize the hyperparameters and estimate cross-validation accuracy. A system was then developed to visualize the co-occurrence of SDGs and to couple the stakeholders by evaluating embedded vectors of local challenges and solutions. The paper concludes with a discussion of four future perspectives to improve the natural language processing system. This intelligent information system is expected to help stakeholders take action to achieve the sustainable development goals.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-022-01093-3.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-04
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2260333-5
    ISSN 1862-4057 ; 1862-4065
    ISSN (online) 1862-4057
    ISSN 1862-4065
    DOI 10.1007/s11625-022-01093-3
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  5. Article ; Online: Cardiac auscultation skills among junior doctors: effects of sound simulation lesson.

    Tokuda, Yasuharu / Matayoshi, Tetsutaro / Nakama, Yasunori / Kurihara, Masaru / Suzuki, Tomoharu / Kitahara, Yusuke / Kitai, Yuya / Nakamura, Takashi / Itokazu, David / Miyazato, Tatsuya

    International journal of medical education

    2020  Volume 11, Page(s) 107–110

    Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate the effect of a sound simulation lesson to improve cardiac auscultation skills among junior doctors.: Methods: This study is based on the design of test comparison before and after educational intervention using a convenient ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the effect of a sound simulation lesson to improve cardiac auscultation skills among junior doctors.
    Methods: This study is based on the design of test comparison before and after educational intervention using a convenient sample. For 50 junior doctors in Japan, diagnostic accuracy before and after a sound simulation lesson for cardiac auscultation skills was compared. There were 15 doctors who experienced cardiology rotation. The lesson used seven abnormal cardiac recordings (third heart sound, double gallop, aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and pericardial friction rub). At tests before and after the lesson, the doctors listened to random sound outputs of the same seven recordings, chose diagnostic findings from multiple-choice items, and obtained individual diagnostic accuracy based on the total number of choosing correct findings. Top 10 doctors obtaining the greatest individual accuracy received a commendation.
    Results: Pre-lesson diagnostic accuracy was not different between doctors with cardiology rotation training (total diagnostic accuracy of the group, 27/105 [26%]) and those without cardiology rotation (70/245 [29%]). Compared to pre-lesson, post-lesson total diagnostic accuracy significantly improved with about two-folds (97/350 [28%] vs 170/350 [61%]; McNemar Test, p<0.0001). The improvement was significant for double gallop (5/50 [10%] vs. 15/50 [30%]), mitral stenosis (0/50 [0%] vs. 6/50 [12%]), and pericardial friction rub (1/50 [2%] vs. 35/50 [70%]).
    Conclusions: The use of a simple sound simulation lesson may help junior doctors to learn cardiac auscultation skills. Clinician educators are encouraged to use this strategy in addition to cardiology rotation training.
    MeSH term(s) Cardiology/education ; Clinical Competence ; Educational Measurement ; Heart Auscultation/standards ; Heart Sounds/physiology ; Humans ; Internship and Residency/methods ; Internship and Residency/organization & administration ; Internship and Residency/standards ; Medical Staff, Hospital/education ; Medical Staff, Hospital/standards ; Physicians/standards ; Program Evaluation ; Simulation Training/methods ; Students, Medical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2042-6372
    ISSN (online) 2042-6372
    DOI 10.5116/ijme.5eb6.70c6
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  6. Article ; Online: Low-dose immunoglobulin G is not associated with mortality in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

    Iizuka, Yusuke / Sanui, Masamitsu / Sasabuchi, Yusuke / Lefor, Alan Kawarai / Hayakawa, Mineji / Saito, Shinjiro / Uchino, Shigehiko / Yamakawa, Kazuma / Kudo, Daisuke / Takimoto, Kohei / Mayumi, Toshihiko / Azuhata, Takeo / Ito, Fumihito / Yoshihiro, Shodai / Hayakawa, Katsura / Nakashima, Tsuyoshi / Ogura, Takayuki / Noda, Eiichiro / Nakamura, Yoshihiko /
    Sekine, Ryosuke / Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki / Sekino, Motohiro / Ueno, Keiko / Okuda, Yuko / Watanabe, Masayuki / Tampo, Akihito / Saito, Nobuyuki / Kitai, Yuya / Takahashi, Hiroki / Kobayashi, Iwao / Kondo, Yutaka / Matsunaga, Wataru / Nachi, Sho / Miike, Toru / Takahashi, Hiroshi / Takauji, Shuhei / Umakoshi, Kensuke / Todaka, Takafumi / Kodaira, Hiroshi / Andoh, Kohkichi / Kasai, Takehiko / Iwashita, Yoshiaki / Arai, Hideaki / Murata, Masato / Yamane, Masahiro / Shiga, Kazuhiro / Hori, Naoto

    Critical care (London, England)

    2017  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 181

    Abstract: Background: The administration of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIgG) (5 g/day for 3 days; approximate total 0.3 g/kg) is widely used as an adjunctive treatment for patients with sepsis in Japan, but its efficacy in the reduction of mortality ... ...

    Abstract Background: The administration of low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIgG) (5 g/day for 3 days; approximate total 0.3 g/kg) is widely used as an adjunctive treatment for patients with sepsis in Japan, but its efficacy in the reduction of mortality has not been evaluated. We investigated whether the administration of low-dose IVIgG is associated with clinically important outcomes including intensive care unit (ICU) and in-hospital mortality.
    Methods: This is a post-hoc subgroup analysis of data from a retrospective cohort study, the Japan Septic Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (JSEPTIC DIC) study. The JSEPTIC DIC study was conducted in 42 ICUs in 40 institutions throughout Japan, and it investigated associations between sepsis-related coagulopathy, anticoagulation therapies, and clinical outcomes of 3195 adult patients with sepsis and septic shock admitted to ICUs from January 2011 through December 2013. To investigate associations between low-dose IVIgG administration and mortalities, propensity score-based matching analysis was used.
    Results: IVIgG was administered to 960 patients (30.8%). Patients who received IVIgG were more severely ill than those who did not (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score 24.2 ± 8.8 vs 22.6 ± 8.7, p < 0.001). They had higher ICU mortality (22.8% vs 17.4%, p < 0.001), but similar in-hospital mortality (34.4% vs 31.0%, p = 0.066). In propensity score-matched analysis, 653 pairs were created. Both ICU mortality and in-hospital mortality were similar between the two groups (21.0% vs 18.1%, p = 0.185, and 32.9% vs 28.6%, p = 0.093, respectively) using generalized estimating equations fitted with logistic regression models adjusted for other therapeutic interventions. The administration of IVIgG was not associated with ICU or in-hospital mortality (odds ratio (OR) 0.883; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.655-1.192, p = 0.417, and OR 0.957, 95% CI, 0.724-1.265, p = 0.758, respectively).
    Conclusions: In this analysis of a large cohort of patients with sepsis and septic shock, the administration of low-dose IVIgG as an adjunctive therapy was not associated with a decrease in ICU or in-hospital mortality.
    Trial registration: University Hospital Medical Information Network Individual Clinical Trials Registry, UMIN-CTR000012543 . Registered on 10 December 2013.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/drug therapy ; Female ; Hospital Mortality ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/administration & dosage ; Immunoglobulin G/pharmacology ; Immunoglobulin G/therapeutic use ; Intensive Care Units/organization & administration ; Japan ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Odds Ratio ; Propensity Score ; Retrospective Studies ; Sepsis/drug therapy ; Sepsis/mortality ; Shock, Septic/drug therapy ; Shock, Septic/mortality
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin G
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-07-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2051256-9
    ISSN 1466-609X ; 1466-609X
    ISSN (online) 1466-609X
    ISSN 1466-609X
    DOI 10.1186/s13054-017-1764-4
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  7. Article: Characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of severe sepsis of 3195 ICU-treated adult patients throughout Japan during 2011-2013.

    Hayakawa, Mineji / Saito, Shinjiro / Uchino, Shigehiko / Yamakawa, Kazuma / Kudo, Daisuke / Iizuka, Yusuke / Sanui, Masamitsu / Takimoto, Kohei / Mayumi, Toshihiko / Azuhata, Takeo / Ito, Fumihito / Yoshihiro, Shodai / Hayakawa, Katsura / Nakashima, Tsuyoshi / Ogura, Takayuki / Noda, Eiichiro / Nakamura, Yoshihiko / Sekine, Ryosuke / Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki /
    Sekino, Motohiro / Ueno, Keiko / Okuda, Yuko / Watanabe, Masayuki / Tampo, Akihito / Saito, Nobuyuki / Kitai, Yuya / Takahashi, Hiroki / Kobayashi, Iwao / Kondo, Yutaka / Matsunaga, Wataru / Nachi, Sho / Miike, Toru / Takahashi, Hiroshi / Takauji, Shuhei / Umakoshi, Kensuke / Todaka, Takafumi / Kodaira, Hiroshi / Andoh, Kohkichi / Kasai, Takehiko / Iwashita, Yoshiaki / Arai, Hideaki / Murata, Masato / Yamane, Masahiro / Shiga, Kazuhiro / Hori, Naoto

    Journal of intensive care

    2016  Volume 4, Page(s) 44

    Abstract: Severe sepsis is a major concern in the intensive care unit (ICU), although there is very little epidemiological information regarding severe sepsis in Japan. This study evaluated 3195 patients with severe sepsis in 42 ICUs throughout Japan. The patients ...

    Abstract Severe sepsis is a major concern in the intensive care unit (ICU), although there is very little epidemiological information regarding severe sepsis in Japan. This study evaluated 3195 patients with severe sepsis in 42 ICUs throughout Japan. The patients with severe sepsis had a mean age of 70 ± 15 years and a mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score of 23 ± 9. The estimated survival rates at 28 and 90 days after ICU admission were 73.6 and 56.3 %, respectively.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-07-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2739853-5
    ISSN 2052-0492
    ISSN 2052-0492
    DOI 10.1186/s40560-016-0169-9
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  8. Article ; Online: Antithrombin Supplementation and Mortality in Sepsis-Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: A Multicenter Retrospective Observational Study.

    Hayakawa, Mineji / Kudo, Daisuke / Saito, Shinjiro / Uchino, Shigehiko / Yamakawa, Kazuma / Iizuka, Yusuke / Sanui, Masamitsu / Takimoto, Kohei / Mayumi, Toshihiko / Ono, Kota / Azuhata, Takeo / Ito, Fumihito / Yoshihiro, Shodai / Hayakawa, Katsura / Nakashima, Tsuyoshi / Ogura, Takayuki / Noda, Eiichiro / Nakamura, Yoshihiko / Sekine, Ryosuke /
    Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki / Sekino, Motohiro / Ueno, Keiko / Okuda, Yuko / Watanabe, Masayuki / Tampo, Akihito / Saito, Nobuyuki / Kitai, Yuya / Takahashi, Hiroki / Kobayashi, Iwao / Kondo, Yutaka / Matsunaga, Wataru / Nachi, Sho / Miike, Toru / Takahashi, Hiroshi / Takauji, Shuhei / Umakoshi, Kensuke / Todaka, Takafumi / Kodaira, Hiroshi / Andoh, Kohkichi / Kasai, Takehiko / Iwashita, Yoshiaki / Arai, Hideaki / Murata, Masato / Yamane, Masahiro / Shiga, Kazuhiro / Hori, Naoto

    Shock (Augusta, Ga.)

    2016  Volume 46, Issue 6, Page(s) 623–631

    Abstract: Supplemental doses of antithrombin (AT) are widely used to treat sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in Japan. However, evidence on the benefits of AT supplementation for DIC is insufficient. This multicenter retrospective ... ...

    Abstract Supplemental doses of antithrombin (AT) are widely used to treat sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in Japan. However, evidence on the benefits of AT supplementation for DIC is insufficient. This multicenter retrospective observational study aimed to clarify the effect of AT supplementation on sepsis-induced DIC using propensity score analyses. Data from 3,195 consecutive adult patients admitted to 42 intensive care units for severe sepsis treatment were retrospectively analyzed; 1,784 patients were diagnosed with DIC (n = 715, AT group; n = 1,069, control group). Inverse probability of treatment-weighted propensity score analysis indicated a statistically significant association between AT supplementation and lower in-hospital all-cause mortality (n = 1,784, odds ratio [95% confidence intervals]: 0.748 [0.572-0.978], P = 0.034). However, quintile-stratified propensity score analysis (n = 1,784, odds ratio: 0.823 [0.646-1.050], P = 0.117) and propensity score matching analysis (461 matching pairs, odds ratio: 0.855 [0.649-1.125], P = 0.263) did not show this association. In the early days after intensive care unit admission, the survival rate was statistically higher in the propensity score-matched AT group than in the propensity score-matched control group (P = 0.007). In DIC patients without concomitant heparin administration, similar results were observed. In conclusion, AT supplementation may be associated with reduced in-hospital all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis-induced DIC. However, the statistical robustness of this connection was not strong. In addition, although the number of transfusions needed in patients with AT supplementation increased, severe bleeding complications did not.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1185432-7
    ISSN 1540-0514 ; 1073-2322
    ISSN (online) 1540-0514
    ISSN 1073-2322
    DOI 10.1097/SHK.0000000000000727
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