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PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the potential benefit of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) using a real-world database. METHODS: We analyzed individuals with MAFLD and DM newly initiated on SGLT2 or dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors from a large-scale administrative claims database. The primary outcome was the change in the fatty liver index (FLI) assessed using a linear mixed-effects model from the initiation of SGLT2 or DPP4 inhibitors. A propensity score-matching algorithm was used to compare the change in FLI among SGLT2 and DPP4 inhibitors. RESULTS: After propensity score matching, 6547 well-balanced pairs of SGLT2 and 6547 DPP4 inhibitor users were created. SGLT2 inhibitor use was associated with a greater decline in FLI than DPP4 inhibitor use (difference at 1-year measurement, - 3.8 [95% CI - 4.7 to - 3.0]). The advantage of SGLT2 inhibitor use over DPP4 inhibitor use for improvement in FLI was consistent across subgroups. The relationship between SGLT2 inhibitors and amelioration of FLI was comparable between individual SGLT2 inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis using large-scale real-world data demonstrated the potential advantage of SGLT2 inhibitors over DPP4 inhibitors in patients with MAFLD and DM.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Inibidores da Dipeptidil Peptidase IV , Inibidores do Transportador 2 de Sódio-Glicose , Humanos , Inibidores do Transportador 2 de Sódio-Glicose/uso terapêutico , Inibidores do Transportador 2 de Sódio-Glicose/farmacologia , Inibidores da Dipeptidil Peptidase IV/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicações , Estudos Retrospectivos , Idoso , Fígado Gorduroso/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/tratamento farmacológico , Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The Japanese government introduced financial incentives to reduce nationwide antibiotic use in hospital settings. AIM: This study aimed to determine whether the nationwide financial incentives for creating infection prevention and control (IPC) teams introduced in 2012 and antimicrobial stewardship (ASP) teams introduced in 2018 were associated with changes in antibiotic use and health resource utilization at a national level. METHODS: We conducted time-series analyses and a difference-in-differences study consisting of 3,057,517 inpatients with infectious diseases from 472 medical facilities during fiscal years 2011-2018 using a nationally representative inpatient database in Japan. The primary outcome was the days of therapy (DOT) of antibiotic use per 100 patient-days (PDs). The secondary outcomes consisted of types of antibiotic used, health resource utilization, and mortality. RESULTS: A total of 5,201,304 financial incentives were observed during 2012-2018, which resulted in a total of 12.1 billion JPY (≈110 million USD). Time-series analyses found decreasing trends in total antibiotic use (79.3-72.5 DOTs/100 PDs (8.6% reduction)) and carbapenem use (9.0-7.0 DOTs/100 PDs (7.8% reduction)) from 2011 to 2018 without adversely affecting other healthcare outcomes (e.g., mortality). In the difference-in-differences analyses, we did not observe meaningful changes in total antibiotic use between the incentivized and unincentivized hospitals for ASP teams, except for the northern part of Japan. No dose-response relationships were observed between the amount of financial incentives and reductions in antibiotic use during 2011-2019. CONCLUSIONS: Further research and efforts are needed to accelerate antimicrobial stewardship in hospital settings in Japan.
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Antibacterianos , Gestão de Antimicrobianos , Humanos , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Motivação , Japão , Controle de Infecções/métodosRESUMO
PURPOSE: Synthetic non-absorbable mesh is used for elective inguinal hernia repair but is not commonly used for incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia requiring enterectomy to reduce the risk of surgical-site infection. This study aimed to evaluate the safety of synthetic non-absorbable mesh repair in patients with incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia requiring enterectomy versus non-mesh repair. METHODS: We analyzed patients with incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia with enterectomy from April 2012 to March 2017 using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan. We conducted overlap propensity score-weighted analyses to compare surgical-site infection (SSI), duration of anesthesia, antibiotic use at > 3 days after surgery, postoperative hospital stay, and 30 day readmission. Two sensitivity analyses were performed. First, we compared the proportions of patients requiring wound culture at ≥ 3 days after surgery. Second, we performed overlap propensity score-weighted logistic regression analyses for surgical-site infection. RESULTS: We identified 668 eligible patients, comprising 223 patients with mesh repair and 445 with non-mesh repair. Overlap propensity score-weighted analyses showed no significant differences between the mesh repair and non-mesh repair groups for SSI (2.5 vs. 2.8%, P = 0.79). Secondary outcomes did not differ significantly between the groups. Proportion of wound culture at ≥ 3 days after surgery was similar in the two groups (11.1 vs. 14.6%, P = 0.18). Logistic regression analysis showed no significant association between mesh repair and SSI (odds ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.34-2.57). CONCLUSION: Synthetic non-absorbable mesh use may be safe for incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia requiring enterectomy.
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Hérnia Inguinal , Hérnia Inguinal/complicações , Hérnia Inguinal/cirurgia , Herniorrafia/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Telas Cirúrgicas/efeitos adversos , Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica/cirurgiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Pregnant women may develop disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), possibly resulting in massive maternal haemorrhage and perinatal death. The Japan guideline recommends use of antithrombin III (ATIII) for DIC in obstetrics; however, its effect remains uncertain. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of ATIII for DIC in obstetrics, using a national inpatient database in Japan. DESIGN: Nationwide observational study. SETTING: Japan. POPULATION: We used the Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database to identify patients who delivered at hospital and were diagnosed with DIC from July 2010 to March 2018. METHODS: Propensity score matching analyses were performed to compare in-hospital maternal mortality and hysterectomy during hospitalisation between users and non-users of ATIII on the day of delivery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: In-hospital mortality, hysterectomy. RESULTS: A total of 9920 patients were enrolled, including 4329 patients (44%) who used ATIII and 5511 patients (56%) who did not use ATIII. One-to-one propensity score matching created 3290 pairs. In-hospital maternal mortality did not differ significantly between the propensity-matched groups (0.3% in the ATIII group versus 0.5% in the control group; odds ratio 0.73; 95% CI 0.35-1.54). A significantly lower proportion of patients in the ATIII group, compared with those in the control group, underwent hysterectomy during hospitalisation (5.3% versus 8.7%; absolute risk difference -2.9%; 95% CI -4.2 to -1.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Although the present study did not show a mortality-reducing effect of ATIII for patients with DIC in obstetrics, it may have clinical benefit in terms of reducing the number of patients undergoing hysterectomy. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: This study did not show mortality-reducing effect of antithrombin III for patients with DIC in obstetrics.
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Coagulação Intravascular Disseminada , Obstetrícia , Antitrombina III/uso terapêutico , Coagulação Intravascular Disseminada/diagnóstico , Coagulação Intravascular Disseminada/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Gravidez , Pontuação de Propensão , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Although patients with schizophrenia have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than the general population, studies that have investigated postoperative complications after breast cancer surgery in patients with schizophrenia are scarce. This study examined associations between schizophrenia and short-term outcomes following breast cancer surgery. METHODS: Patients who underwent surgery for stage 0-III breast cancer between July 2010 and March 2017 were identified from a Japanese nationwide inpatient database. Multivariable analyses were conducted to compare postoperative complications and hospitalization costs between patients with schizophrenia and those without any psychiatric disorder. Three sensitivity analyses were performed: a 1 : 4 matched-pair cohort analysis with matching for age, institution, and fiscal year at admission; analyses excluding patients with schizophrenia who were not taking antipsychotic medication; and analyses excluding patients with schizophrenia who were admitted to hospital involuntarily. RESULTS: The study included 3660 patients with schizophrenia and 350 860 without any psychiatric disorder. Patients with schizophrenia had a higher in-hospital morbidity (odds ratio (OR) 1.37, 95 per cent c.i. 1.21 to 1.55), with more postoperative bleeding (OR 1.34, 1.05 to 1.71) surgical-site infections (OR 1.22, 1.04 to 1.43), and sepsis (OR 1.20, 1.03 to 1.41). The total cost of hospitalization (coefficient 743, 95 per cent c.i. 680 to 806) was higher than that for patients without any psychiatric disorder. All sensitivity analyses showed similar results to the main analyses. CONCLUSION: Although causal inferences remain premature, multivariable regression analyses showed that schizophrenia was associated with greater in-hospital morbidity and higher total cost of hospitalization after breast cancer surgery than in the general population.
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Neoplasias da Mama/complicações , Esquizofrenia/complicações , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias da Mama/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Japão , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Objectives: There is limited evidence on methods to allocate budgets to healthcare providers under capitation schemes. The objective of this study was to construct and test models that predict outpatient visits and expenditure for each healthcare facility using subscriber data from the preceding year. Study design: We used the database of the Universal Coverage Scheme in Bangkok, Thailand that stores subscriber information and healthcare service utilization data. One-percent and ten-percent random samples of subscribers were selected as training and testing groups, respectively. Methods: Using data of the training group, we constructed a model using a random forest algorithm to predict outpatient visits and expenditure in 2017 from the 2016 data. The model was applied to the testing group and facility-level predicted number of visits and expenditure were compared with actual data. Results: The identically-structured training and testing groups consisted of 37,259 and 371,650 subscribers, respectively. Approximately 25% of subscribers utilized outpatient services. The R2 for models predicting facility-level utilization rate (visits/subscribers) and expenditure per subscriber in 2017 were 0.85 and 0.75, respectively. Conclusions: The model to predict outpatient visits and expenditure performed well. Such a prediction model may be useful for allocating budgets to healthcare facilities under capitation systems.
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare perioperative outcomes of urgent colectomy and placement of a self-expanding metallic stent followed by colectomy for patients with malignant right colonic obstruction. Right-sided malignant obstruction is less common than left-sided. Stenting for malignant left colonic obstruction has been reported to reduce postoperative complications. However, the impact of stenting for malignant right colonic obstruction remains undefined. METHODS: The study included patients with right-sided malignant obstruction or stenosis undergoing colectomy between April 2012 and March 2017 identified from a nationwide database. Propensity score matching analysis was used to compare mortality and morbidity rates, proportion receiving a stoma and postoperative stay between urgent colectomy and stent groups. RESULTS: From 9572 patients, 1500 pairs were generated by propensity score matching. There was no significant difference in in-hospital mortality between the urgent colostomy and stent groups (1·6 versus 0·9 per cent respectively; P = 0·069). Complications were more common after urgent colectomy than stenting (22·1 versus 19·1 per cent; P = 0·042). Surgical-site infection was more likely with urgent colectomy (7·1 versus 4·4 per cent; P = 0·001). There was no significant difference between the two groups in anastomotic leakage (3·8 versus 2·6 per cent; P = 0·062). The proportion of patients needing a stoma was higher with urgent colectomy than primary treatment with stents (5·1 versus 1·7 per cent; P < 0·001). Postoperative stay was longer after urgent colectomy (15 versus 13 days; P < 0·001). CONCLUSION: Stenting followed by colectomy in patients with malignant right colonic obstruction may provide more favourable perioperative outcomes than urgent colectomy.
ANTECEDENTES: El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar los resultados perioperatorios entre la colectomía urgente y la colocación de una endoprótesis (stent) metálica autoexpandible seguida de colectomía en pacientes con obstrucción maligna del colon derecho. La obstrucción maligna del colon derecho es menos frecuente que la del colon izquierdo. Se ha demostrado que la colocación de una endoprótesis en la obstrucción maligna del colon izquierdo reduce las complicaciones postoperatorias. Sin embargo, el impacto de la colocación de una endoprótesis en la obstrucción maligna del colon derecho no está definido. MÉTODOS: Los pacientes con obstrucción o estenosis maligna del colon derecho sometidos a colectomía desde abril de 2012 hasta marzo de 2017 se analizaron a partir de una base de datos nacional. Se realizó un análisis mediante emparejamiento por puntaje de propensión para comparar la mortalidad, la morbilidad, el porcentaje de pacientes en los que se realizó un estoma y la estancia postoperatoria entre los grupos de colectomía urgente y endoprótesis. RESULTADOS: A partir de 9.572 pacientes, se generaron 1.500 parejas mediante emparejamiento por puntaje de propensión. No hubo diferencias significativas en la mortalidad hospitalaria entre los dos grupos (1,6% versus 0,9%, P = 0,07). Las complicaciones fueron más frecuentes después de la colectomía urgente en comparación con las endoprótesis (22,1% versus 19,1%, P = 0,04). La infección del sitio quirúrgico ocurrió con mayor frecuencia en el grupo de la colectomía urgente en comparación con el grupo de endoprótesis (7,1% versus 4,4%, P = 0,001). No se observaron diferencias significativas en la fuga anastomótica entre los dos grupos (3,8% versus 2,6%, P = 0,06). La proporción de pacientes que precisaron estomas fue mayor con la colectomía urgente en comparación con aquellos tratados inicialmente con endoprótesis (5,1% versus 1,7%, P < 0,001). La estancia postoperatoria fue más larga después de la colectomía urgente que tras la colocación de una endoprótesis (15 días versus 13 días, P < 0,001) CONCLUSIÓN: En pacientes con obstrucción maligna del colon derecho, la colocación de una endoprótesis seguida de colectomía puede proporcionar resultados perioperatorios más favorables en comparación con la colectomía urgente.
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Colectomia , Neoplasias do Colo/complicações , Obstrução Intestinal/cirurgia , Stents Metálicos Autoexpansíveis , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Comorbidade , Bases de Dados Factuais , Feminino , Hospitais com Alto Volume de Atendimentos/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Japão/epidemiologia , Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Análise por Pareamento , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estomas Cirúrgicos/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Objective: To examine the age in months at which infants visited outpatient clinics or emergency rooms for the first time for nonfatal injuries and to identify risk factors for the occurrence of these injuries. Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Methods: We used a health insurance claims database in Japan. Infants born between April 2012 and December 2014 were identified and followed until 12 months of age. We identified their first visit to outpatient clinics or emergency rooms because of nonfatal injuries (wounds/fractures, foreign bodies, and burns). Cox regression analysis was used to examine the association of nonfatal injuries with infants' sex, birth order, and parental age. Results: We identified 46,431 eligible infants. Of these, 7606 (16.4%) were brought to an outpatient clinic or emergency room for nonfatal injuries within 12 months of birth. Of the 7,606, 21.7% were aged ≤4 months and 44.7% â≤ â7 months. First-born infants were more likely to have wounds/fractures and burns. Conclusion: One-fifth of first nonfatal infant injuries occurred within 4 months of age. Healthcare providers should provide early education about injury prevention, especially to caregivers of first-born infants.
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BACKGROUND: The benefit of taking intra-abdominal cultures during source control procedures in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection (CIAI) is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether intra-abdominal cultures reduce the mortality rate of CIAI. METHODS: The Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database was used to identify adult patients with CIAI who had undergone source control procedures on the first day of admission to hospital between April 2014 and March 2016. In-hospital mortality was compared between patients who did and those who did not have intra-abdominal cultures taken. A generalized linear mixed-effect logistic regression model and a random intercept per hospital were used to adjust for baseline confounders and institutional differences. Subgroup analyses were also performed according to disease cause, site of onset and severity of CIAI. RESULTS: Intra-abdominal cultures were taken from 16 303 of 41 495 included patients. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that patients with intra-abdominal cultures had a significantly lower mortality than those without (odds ratio 0·85, 95 per cent c.i. 0·77 to 0·95). Subgroup analyses revealed statistically significant differences in mortality between patients with and without cultures among those with lower intestinal perforation, biliary tract infection/perforation, healthcare-associated CIAI and high-risk community-acquired CIAI. CONCLUSIONS: Intra-abdominal cultures obtained during source control procedures may reduce in-hospital mortality, especially in patients with lower intestinal perforation, biliary tract infection/perforation, or healthcare-associated or high-risk community-acquired CIAI.
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Técnicas Bacteriológicas/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções Intra-Abdominais/microbiologia , Infecções Intra-Abdominais/mortalidade , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anti-Infecciosos/uso terapêutico , Doenças Biliares/complicações , Doenças Biliares/microbiologia , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Perfuração Intestinal/complicações , Perfuração Intestinal/microbiologia , Infecções Intra-Abdominais/complicações , Infecções Intra-Abdominais/tratamento farmacológico , Japão , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Utilização de Procedimentos e Técnicas , Perfuração Espontânea/complicações , Perfuração Espontânea/microbiologiaRESUMO
Although maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) are related to fetal growth, there is a paucity of data regarding how offspring sex affects the relationship between maternal BMI in underweight mothers (pre-pregnancy BMI <18.5 kg/m2) and size for gestational age at birth. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of offspring sex on the relationships among maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, GWG and size for gestational age at birth in Japanese underweight mothers. Records of women with full-term pregnancies who underwent perinatal care at Kawasaki Municipal Hospital (Kawasaki, Japan) between January 2013 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. The study cohort included underweight (n=566) and normal-weight women (18.5 kg/m2⩽pre-pregnancy BMI<25 kg/m2; n=2671). The incidence of small for gestational age (SGA) births in the underweight group was significantly higher than that in the normal-weight group (P<0.01). Additionally, SGA incidence in the underweight group was significantly higher than that in the normal-weight group (P<0.01) in female, but not male (P=0.30) neonates. In the women with female neonates, pre-pregnancy underweight was associated with a significantly increased probability of SGA (odds ratio [OR]: 1.80; P<0.01), but inadequate GWG was not (OR: 1.38; P=0.11). In contrast, in women with male neonates, inadequate GWG was associated with a significantly increased probability of SGA (OR: 1.53; P=0.03), but not with pre-pregnancy underweight (OR: 1.30; P=0.10). In conclusion, the present results suggest that pre-pregnancy underweight is associated with SGA in female offspring but not in male offspring.
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Peso ao Nascer , Desenvolvimento Fetal , Ganho de Peso na Gestação , Recém-Nascido Pequeno para a Idade Gestacional/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Magreza/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Japão , Masculino , Gravidez , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Improving patients' oral hygiene is an option for preventing postoperative pneumonia that may be caused by aspiration of oral and pharyngeal secretions. Whether preoperative oral care by a dentist can decrease postoperative complications remains controversial. A retrospective cohort study was undertaken to assess the association between preoperative oral care and postoperative complications among patients who underwent major cancer surgery. METHODS: The nationwide administrative claims database in Japan was analysed. Patients were identified who underwent resection of head and neck, oesophageal, gastric, colorectal, lung or liver cancer between May 2012 and December 2015. The primary outcomes were postoperative pneumonia and all-cause mortality within 30 days of surgery. Patient background was adjusted for with inverse probability of treatment weighting using propensity scoring. RESULTS: Of 509 179 patients studied, 81 632 (16·0 per cent) received preoperative oral care from a dentist. A total of 15 724 patients (3·09 per cent) had postoperative pneumonia and 1734 (0·34 per cent) died within 30 days of surgery. After adjustment for potential confounding factors, preoperative oral care by a dentist was significantly associated with a decrease in postoperative pneumonia (3·28 versus 3·76 per cent; risk difference - 0·48 (95 per cent c.i. -0·64 to-0·32) per cent) and all-cause mortality within 30 days of surgery (0·30 versus 0·42 per cent; risk difference - 0·12 (-0·17 to -0·07) per cent). CONCLUSION: Preoperative oral care by a dentist significantly reduced postoperative complications in patients who underwent cancer surgery.
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Assistência Odontológica/estatística & dados numéricos , Neoplasias/cirurgia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Assistência Odontológica/mortalidade , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias/mortalidade , Saúde Bucal/estatística & dados numéricos , Pneumonia/etiologia , Pneumonia/mortalidade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/mortalidade , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/mortalidade , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/estatística & dados numéricos , Pontuação de Propensão , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of maternal mortality during Caesarean delivery remains very low, the rate of severe maternal morbidity is increasing. Improvements in obstetric anaesthetic practice have resulted in a dramatic reduction in the risk of maternal death from general anaesthesia. Less clear is whether the risk of severe maternal morbidity differs according to mode of anaesthesia for women undergoing Caesarean delivery. We analysed the association between the mode of anaesthesia and severe maternal morbidity during Caesarean delivery using a nationally representative inpatient database. METHODS: We identified 89 225 women undergoing scheduled Caesarean delivery from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database in Japan, 2010-2013. We defined severe maternal morbidity as the presence of any life-threatening complications and identified women with severe maternal morbidity from the database. Propensity score-matched analysis was carried out to compare the odds of severe maternal morbidity between women who underwent general vs neuraxial anaesthesia. RESULTS: Of 89 225 women, 10 058 received general anaesthesia and 79 167 received neuraxial anaesthesia. In the propensity score-matched analysis with 10 046 pairs, a higher incidence of severe maternal morbidity was observed among patients receiving general (2.00%) rather than neuraxial anaesthesia (0.76%). The odds ratio of severe maternal morbidity was 2.68 (95% CI, 1.97-3.64) among women receiving general compared with neuraxial anaesthesia. CONCLUSIONS: For scheduled Caesarean delivery, general anaesthesia compared with neuraxial anaesthesia is associated with greater odds for severe maternal morbidity. However, we should be cautious with interpretation of these findings because they may be explained by confounding indications.
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Anestesia Epidural/efeitos adversos , Anestesia Geral/efeitos adversos , Anestesia Obstétrica/efeitos adversos , Cesárea , Transtornos Puerperais/induzido quimicamente , Adulto , Bases de Dados Factuais , Feminino , Humanos , Japão , Gravidez , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). There is increasing evidence of an association between increasing hospital volume and lower postoperative mortality for many surgical procedures, but this is difficult to establish with minimally invasive treatments, where postoperative mortality is low. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between hospital volume and in-hospital mortality following RFA using a Japanese nationwide database. METHODS: Data from the Diagnostic Procedure Combination database were analysed from 1 July 2010 to 31 March 2012. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyse the relationship between hospital volume and in-hospital mortality following RFA, with adjustment for patient background. RESULTS: Some 36 675 patients with HCC were identified in the database. The overall in-hospital mortality rate from RFA was 0·31 per cent. In-hospital mortality was significantly higher in low-volume than high-volume hospitals (odds ratio 2·57, 95 per cent c.i. 1·61 to 4·09; P < 0·001). Higher in-hospital mortality was significantly associated with older age and a higher Charlson Co-morbidity Index score. CONCLUSION: RFA for HCC was associated with acceptably low mortality in Japan, but in-hospital mortality following RFA was affected by hospital procedural volume.
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BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS: Epidural analgesia is an option for pain control in patients with acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study is to describe characteristics, morbidity and mortality of patients with acute pancreatitis treated with epidural analgesia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data was extracted from a national inpatient database in Japan on patients hospitalized with acute pancreatitis between July 2010 and March 2013. A total of 44,146 patients discharged from acute care hospitals were included in this retrospective cohort study. The patient background, timing and duration of epidural analgesia, complications (epidural hematoma or abscess), surgery (for cholelithiasis / cholecystitis or complications) and mortality were verified. RESULTS: Epidural analgesia was used in 307 patients (0.70 %). The mean age was 64.0 years (standard deviation, 15.4 years) and 116 (37.8%) of the patients were female. The median duration of epidural analgesia was four days (interquartile range, 3-5 days). No patient underwent surgery for epidural hematoma or abscess. Six (2.0%) patients died during hospitalization. Most likely causes of death were pulmonary embolism, multiple organ failure, sepsis, and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus enterocolitis. The responsible physician for 250 of the patients (81.4%) was a gastroenterological surgeon. Epidural analgesia was started on the day of surgery in 278 (90.6%) patients. CONCLUSION: Epidural analgesia is rarely used in patients with acute pancreatitis. None of the patients included in the study required surgery for epidural hematoma or abscess. Further research to evaluate the efficacy and safety of epidural analgesia in patients with acute pancreatitis is warranted.
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Analgesia Epidural , Manejo da Dor , Dor , Pancreatite , Doença Aguda , Idoso , Analgesia Epidural/efeitos adversos , Analgesia Epidural/métodos , Abscesso Epidural/epidemiologia , Abscesso Epidural/etiologia , Feminino , Hematoma Epidural Espinal/epidemiologia , Hematoma Epidural Espinal/etiologia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Dor/diagnóstico , Dor/etiologia , Manejo da Dor/métodos , Manejo da Dor/estatística & dados numéricos , Pancreatite/complicações , Pancreatite/diagnóstico , Pancreatite/mortalidade , Pancreatite/terapia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do TratamentoAssuntos
Anestésicos Intravenosos , Propofol , Criança , Humanos , Hipnóticos e Sedativos , Infusões IntravenosasRESUMO
We retrospectively analysed 30-day mortality and duration of intubation for 8016 children ventilated for three or more days, sedated with midazolam (n = 7716) or propofol (n = 300). We matched the propensity scores of 263 pairs of children. The propensity-matched 30-day mortality (95% CI) was similar: 17/263 (6.5%) with midazolam vs. 24/263 (9.1%) with propofol, p = 0.26. Weaning from mechanical ventilation of children sedated with midazolam was slower than weaning of children sedated with propofol, subhazard ratio (95% CI) 1.43 (1.18-1.73), p < 0.001.
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Hipnóticos e Sedativos/administração & dosagem , Propofol/administração & dosagem , Respiração Artificial , Adolescente , Cuidados Críticos , Estado Terminal , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Infusões Intravenosas , Intubação Intratraqueal/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Midazolam , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento , Desmame do Respirador/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare systemic small-vessel vasculitis associated with asthma, eosinophilia, and necrotizing vasculitis. EGPA is potentially life-threatening and often involves peripheral neuropathies, peptic ulcers, cerebral vessel disease, and cardiovascular disease. However, there is limited understanding of the prognostics factors for patients with EGPA. We investigated the clinical features and factors affecting patients' in-hospital mortality, using a national inpatient database in Japan. METHODS: We retrospectively collected data of EGPA patients who required hospitalization between July 2010 and March 2013, using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database. We evaluated EGPA patients' characteristics and performed multivariate logistic regression analyses to assess the factors associated with in-hospital mortality. RESULTS: A total of 2195 EGPA patients were identified. The mean age was 61.9 years, 42.1% (924/2195) were male, and 41.6% (914/2195) had emergent admission. In-hospital deaths occurred in 97/2195 patients (4.4%). Higher in-hospital mortality was associated with age older than 65 years, disturbance of consciousness on admission, unscheduled admission, respiratory disease, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, renal disease, sepsis, and malignant disease on admission. Lower mortality was associated with female gender and peripheral neuropathies. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed the clinical features of EGPA patients who required hospitalization and the factors associated with their mortality. These results may be useful for physicians when assessing disease severity or treatments for hospitalized EGPA patients.
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Síndrome de Churg-Strauss/mortalidade , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Japão , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
SETTING: Although standardised multidrug treatments exist, mortality among hospitalised tuberculosis (TB) patients is high. OBJECTIVE: To characterise TB patients requiring acute hospital care and identify factors associated with in-hospital mortality. DESIGN: Using a Japanese national database of acute-care hospitals, we identified patients with sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB who were discharged (both deceased and alive) between July 2010 and March 2013. Demographic characteristics, comorbidity, procedures and treatments were examined. We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality. RESULTS: Of 877 treated patients (566 males, mean age 74.5 years) identified, 152 (17.3%) died. A standard four-drug regimen of isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP), ethambutol (EMB) and pyrazinamide was given to 279 (31.8%) patients, and INH, RMP and EMB to 335 (38.2%) patients. Multivariable analysis showed that the three-drug regimen was significantly associated with higher rates of in-hospital mortality (OR 1.87, 95%CI 1.07-3.27, P = 0.028). Other factors associated with in-hospital death were age, male sex, smoking habit, emergency admission, dementia and severe respiratory condition. CONCLUSION: The risk factors for in-hospital death identified include the use of the three-drug regimen. Treatment choice could influence the outcome of hospitalised TB patients.