The epidemiology and prognosis of patients with massive burns: a multicenter study of 2483 cases

W Cheng, C Shen, D Zhao, H Zhang, J Tu, Z Yuan… - Burns, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Objective Epidemiological features of massively burned patients in China remains unclear.
This study was designed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and evaluate the …

Studies of health insurance claims data in Japan: a sco** review

M Suto, T Sugiyama, K Imai, T Furuno, M Hosozawa… - JMA journal, 2023‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Health insurance claims data are used in various research fields; however, an
overview on how they are used in healthcare research is scarce in Japan. Therefore, we …

Natural kinetics of blood cells following major burn: impact of early decreases in white blood cells and platelets as prognostic markers of mortality

A Osuka, T Ishihara, K Shimizu, A Shintani, H Ogura… - Burns, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background Severely burned patients often suffer white blood cell and platelet drop
following the injury. Though coagulopathy after burn injury have been reported, the …

Prophylactic antibiotics may improve outcome in patients with severe burns requiring mechanical ventilation: propensity score analysis of a Japanese nationwide …

T Tagami, H Matsui, K Fushimi… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Background. The use of prophylactic antibiotics for severe burns in general settings remains
controversial and is not suggested by recent guidelines owing to lack of evidence for …

Laparoscopic compared with open surgery for severe pelvic inflammatory disease and tubo-ovarian abscess

D Shigemi, H Matsui, K Fushimi… - Obstetrics & …, 2019‏ - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To compare operative outcomes of laparoscopic surgery compared with
laparotomy in patients with moderate to severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) …

Does early excision or skin grafting of severe burns improve prognosis? A retrospective cohort study

K Hayashi, Y Sasabuchi, H Matsui, M Nakajima… - burns, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate the appropriate timing of excision or skin grafting of
burn wounds in patients with severe burns. We retrospectively analyzed data from the …

Comparison of prognostic models for burn patients: A retrospective nationwide registry study

Y Yoshimura, D Saitoh, K Yamada, T Nakamura… - Burns, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Background Prognostic burn index (PBI) is a unique model utilized to predict mortality of
burn patients in Japan. In contrast, other prediction models are rarely used in Japan, and …

Clinical importance of a cytokine network in major burns

H Matsuura, H Matsumoto, A Osuka, H Ogura… - Shock, 2019‏ - journals.lww.com
Major burns elicit an acute inflammatory response including various inflammatory cytokines.
Cytokines play mutual interacting roles in inflammatory diseases. There is little evidence of …

Japanese multicenter research of COVID-19 by assembling real-world data: a study protocol

T Tagami, K Yamakawa, A Endo… - Annals of clinical …, 2022‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
BACKGROUND Data on the evaluation of the clinical course of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) and the efficacy of treatments after hospitalization in Japan are limited …

Effect of high-dose vitamin C therapy on severe burn patients: a nationwide cohort study

M Nakajima, M Kojiro, S Aso, H Matsui, K Fushimi… - Critical Care, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Vitamin C is a well-documented antioxidant that reduces oxidative stress and
fluid infusion in high doses; however, the association between high-dose vitamin C and …