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| Osamu TakahashiSummaryAffiliation: St. Luke's International Hospital Country: Japan Publications
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Diagnostic utility of C-reactive protein combined with brain natriuretic peptide in acute pulmonary edema: a cross sectional studyKosaku Komiya
Department of Internal Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan
Respir Res 12:83. 2011..The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic utility of combination measurements of BNP and C-reactive protein (CRP) in critically ill patients with pulmonary edema...- Undergraduate educational environment, perceived preparedness for postgraduate clinical training, and pass rate on the National Medical Licensure Examination in JapanYasuharu Tokuda
Mito Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
BMC Med Educ 10:35. 2010.... - Lipid re-screening: what is the best measure and interval?Osamu Takahashi
Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF, UK
Heart 96:448-52. 2010..To estimate the long-term true change variation ('signal') and short-term within-person variation ('noise') of the different lipid measures and evaluate the best measure and the optimal interval for lipid re-screening... - Population-level preferences for primary care physicians' characteristics in Japan: a structural equation modelingOsamu Takahashi
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital, St Luke s Graduate School of Nursing, Tokyo
Intern Med 49:125-30. 2010..We aimed to assess population-level preferences for PCPs and investigated the extent to which preferences vary in relation to different population groups in Japan... - Residents' experience of scholarly activities is associated with higher satisfaction with residency trainingOsamu Takahashi
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital, 9 1 Akashi cho, Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 104 8560, Japan
J Gen Intern Med 24:716-20. 2009..The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has been promoting participation in scholarly activities for physicians during residency training. However, there is debate regarding whether this is worthwhile for residents... - A1C to detect diabetes in healthy adults: when should we recheck?Osamu Takahashi
Department of Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, U K
Diabetes Care 33:2016-7. 2010..To evaluate the optimal interval for rechecking A1C levels below the diagnostic threshold of 6.5% for healthy adults... - Musculoskeletal pain in Japan: prospective health diary studyYasuharu Tokuda
Clinical Practice Evaluation and Research Center, St Luke s Life Science Institute, 9 1 Akashi cho, Chuo City, Tokyo 104 8560, Japan
Rheumatol Int 28:7-14. 2007..Musculoskeletal pain is very common and the individuals with musculoskeletal pain are more likely to use CAM than to visit physicians in Japan... - Relationships between working status and health or health-care utilization among Japanese elderlyYasuharu Tokuda
Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St Luke s Life Science Institute, St Luke s International Hospital, Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
Geriatr Gerontol Int 8:32-40. 2008..It is important to assess the influence of working status on health and health-care utilization among elderly Japanese... - Prospective health diary study for new onset chest symptoms in the Japanese general populationYasuharu Tokuda
Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital
Intern Med 47:25-31. 2008..Our aim was to analyze the incidence of new onset chest symptoms for the period of a month and to evaluate the possible association of these chest symptoms with demographic, socioeconomic or clinical characteristics... - Health locus of control and use of conventional and alternative care: a cohort studyYasuharu Tokuda
Clinical Practice Evaluation and Research Centre, St Luke s Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Br J Gen Pract 57:643-9. 2007..Health locus of control influences health-related behaviour, but its association with healthcare use is unclear... - Gastrointestinal symptoms in a Japanese population: a health diary studyYasuharu Tokuda
Clinical Practice Evaluation and Research Center, St Luke s Life Science Institute, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo 104 8560, Japan
World J Gastroenterol 13:572-8. 2007..To investigate the incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms and the nature of consequent utilization of health care services in a Japanese population... - Assessing items on the SF-8 Japanese version for health-related quality of life: a psychometric analysis based on the nominal categories model of item response theoryYasuharu Tokuda
Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Value Health 12:568-73. 2009..Our aim was to examine the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the SF-8 instrument using methodology based on nominal categories model... - Factors affecting health care utilization for children in JapanYasushi Ishida
Department of Pediatrics, St Luke s International Hospital, 10 1 Akashi cho, Chuo Ku, Tokyo 104 0044, Japan
Pediatrics 129:e113-9. 2012..Our objective was to describe proportions of children receiving care in 6 types of health care utilization seeking behaviors in Japan on a monthly basis and to identify care characteristics... - Cost effectiveness of interferon-gamma release assay versus chest X-ray for tuberculosis screening of BCG-vaccinated elderly populationsAkiko Kowada
Bunkyo City Public Health Center, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
Mol Diagn Ther 14:229-36. 2010..We evaluated the cost effectiveness of QFT versus CXR versus no screening in BCG-vaccinated elderly populations... - Meta-analysis: somatostatin or its long-acting analogue, octreotide, for prophylaxis against post-ERCP pancreatitisFumio Omata
St Luke s International Hospital, 9 1 Akashichyo, Chuoku, Tokyo 104 8560, Japan
J Gastroenterol 45:885-95. 2010..Previous meta-analyses and randomized controlled trials have shown conflicting results regarding the preventive efficacy of somatostatin or octreotide for this complication. The aim of this study was to resolve these conflicts... - Cost effectiveness of interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis contact screening in JapanAkiko Kowada
Katsushika City Public Health Center, Tokyo, Japan
Mol Diagn Ther 12:235-51. 2008..The interferon-gamma release assay QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) is a new alternative to the TST that can be used to screen for latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis, as it has no cross-reactivity with BCG... - Association between osteoporosis and sleep duration in healthy middle-aged and elderly adults: a large-scale, cross-sectional study in JapanDaiki Kobayashi
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Sleep Breath 16:579-83. 2012..This study aims to explore the association between osteoporosis and nightly sleep duration among adult outpatients... - Relation between metabolic syndrome and sleep duration in Japan: a large scale cross-sectional studyDaiki Kobayashi
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital, Japan
Intern Med 50:103-7. 2011..However, the criteria for metabolic syndrome vary among countries and populations. We therefore evaluated the relationship between sleep duration and the presence of metabolic syndrome in Japan... - Modifiable risk factors for colorectal neoplasms and hyperplastic polypsFumio Omata
Gastroenterology Center, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Intern Med 48:123-8. 2009..The aim of this study was to evaluate the strength of association between these modifiable risk factors and colorectal polyps... - Chronic hepatitis with eosinophilic infiltration associated with asthmaFumio Omata
Gastroenterology Center, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo
Intern Med 48:1945-9. 2009..However, liver dysfunction with eosinophilia relapsed after discontinuing steroids. Liver biopsy revealed eosinophilic infiltration. Steroids were discontinued after the start of 6-mercaptopurine... - Prophylactic vertebroplasty: cement injection into non-fractured vertebral bodies during percutaneous vertebroplastyNobuo Kobayashi
Department of Radiology, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Acad Radiol 16:136-43. 2009..We investigated the efficacy of prophylactic cement injection into the vertebral body adjacent to fractured vertebra to prevent new fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV)... - Genu of corpus callosum in diffuse axonal injury induces a worse 1-year outcome in patients with traumatic brain injuryHidetoshi Matsukawa
Department of Neurosurgery, St Luke s International Hospital, 9 1 Akashi cho, Chuo Ku, Tokyo 104 8560, Japan
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 153:1687-93; discussion 1693-4. 2011..The aim of the present study was to investigate whether 1-year outcome after TBI differed between patients with different types of lesions... - Human atrial natriuretic peptide treatment for acute heart failure: a systematic review of efficacy and mortalityDaiki Kobayashi
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Can J Cardiol 28:102-9. 2012..The objectives of this study were to assess the effect of human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP) treatment on physiological parameters and mortality in acute heart failure... - Patients' preferences for doctors' attire in JapanYasuhiro Yamada
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Luke s International Hospital, Tokyo
Intern Med 49:1521-6. 2010..Furthermore, we examined whether patients' preferences would change among various clinical situations... - Prehospital management of sarin nerve gas terrorism in urban settings: 10 years of progress after the Tokyo subway sarin attackYasuharu Tokuda
Department of Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital, 281 Miyasato, Gushikawa, Okinawa 904 2293, Japan
Resuscitation 68:193-202. 2006..To help minimize the possible catastrophic impact on the public, we make several recommendations based on analysis of the Tokyo subway sarin attack and systematically review the current scientific literature... - Validation of the auscultatory method for diagnosing peripheral arterial diseaseOsamu Takahashi
St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Fam Pract 23:10-4. 2006..90. When measuring ankle blood pressure by AUS in the daily practice, it is important to realise its strengths and weaknesses... - Involvement of dorsal column nucleus neurons in nociceptive transmission in aged ratsJunichi Kitagawa
Department of Physiology, School of Dentistry, Nihon University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
J Neurophysiol 94:4178-87. 2005..The present findings suggest that the hyperexcitability of GN neurons could be involved in abnormal noxious pain sensations with advancing age...