1.The Effect of Acupuncture on Unidentified Syndrome
Toshiyuki SHICHIDO ; Shigeru ARICHI ; Etsuko MORI ; Shungo MORI ; Joichi SHIGIHARA ; Tadashi YONEYAMA
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1982;32(1):33-43
Introduction
We tried to prove the effectiveness of acupuncture against unidentified syndrome.
Method
Subjects were women complaining of unidentified syndrome and divided into the control group and test group. Galenicals extact was given to all of them and acupuncture was administered to the test group. The examination was a sequential medical trial in a restricted design (2α=0.05, 1-β=0.95, θ1=0.90 and N=19). Acupuncture was applied twice a week for two weeks. We evaluated their subjective symptoms, difficulties in daily life and so on with MPI-test and MV-test.
Conclusion
Among the two groups, patients were randomly paired off into ten couples. Thus, a subjective comparison was possible. Global improvement rating by patients was effective for the symptoms of 60% of the test group, and 10% of the control group (p<0.05). As to the difficulties in daily life, it was effective for 70% of the test group, whereas only 20% of the control group. About subjective symptoms, there was a significant difference in the stiffness in shoulder (p<0.10). On MV-test, the test group of five pairs showed an increase in theta waves (p<0.05) and a decrease in beta waves (p<0.10).
2.A Study on the Education Effects of Medical Team Care Practice at the University of Tsukuba: Analysis of Reports on the Practice.
Yoshie MORI ; Yoko EMORI ; Katsuko KAMIYA ; Shigeo TOMURA ; Hisako YANAGI ; Shigeru TSUCHIYA ; Naoko OKADA ; Yoko AKAZAWA
Medical Education 1999;30(1):37-41
The need for medical team care is increasing because of advances in medical care and changing national needs. For more than 20 years medical students at the University of Tsukuba have participated in medical team care practice before bedside learning during the third trimester of their 4th year. The objective of this practice is to understand patients from the nurses' point of view and to learn cooperation between doctors and co-medical staff. We analyzed students reports to study what they had learned. A total of 326 items in 11 categories were specified in the free-response part of the reports. The largest category was “nursing/nurses” and the second largest was “communication/human relations.” The results show that the students learned points other than the General Instruction Objectives and that the practice was extremely effective.
3.The Emergency Medical Service System in the Chuno Area in Gifu Prefecture: Investigation by the Emergency Medical Center in Rural Area
Masatomo HAYASHI ; Norio UEDA ; Shigeru MORI ; Hajime MIKAMO ; Atsuko YAMADA ; Takeshi SHIMADA
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2007;56(1):7-10
We investigated the system of emergency medical service in the Chuno area in Gifu prefecture.It was found that about 20,000 emergency cases were carried into the Emergency Medical Center (EMC) in Chuno Kosei Hospital annually. About 90% were patitents with mild disease or injury. During the past four years an increasing number of severely ill patients such as those acute myocardial infarction and cerebral apoplexy were transfered to our EMC from other hospitals in the Chuno area.We found that many emergency patients came to our EMC, which was not staffed with so many emergency care specialists nor equiped with so many beds for emergency patients. Therefore, we requested residents, family doctors, primary care clinics, common hospitals and administrators in the Chuno area, to contribute their share to emergency medical care together with EMC.In conclusion, we thought it necessary to build a better system of emergency medical care in this area promptly.
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4.Examination of 93 cases of perianal warts and suggestion of a new classification
Jo UNOTORO ; Keigo MATSUO ; Takehiro ARAI ; Shigeru OKADA ; Teruki KAWANISHI ; Ryoichi IKEGAMI ; Shuzo MORI ; Hiroshi MATSUNO
Annals of Coloproctology 2023;39(3):242-249
Purpose:
The anatomical distribution of perianal warts is associated with patient characteristics such as sexual orientation. The purpose of this study is to confirm this experiential knowledge using a quantitative classification system and analysis and to obtain findings useful for future treatment.
Methods:
From January 2014 to December 2020, 93 patients with perianal warts presented to our hospital. Patients were analyzed for age, sex, lesion site, and recurrence type, among other factors. The lesion site was divided into skin (S) and anal epithelium (anoderm, A), and the number and degree of each were classified into grades 0 to 3. The higher grade between S and A determines its dominant type, such as type S (e.g., S3A1) and type A (e.g., S0A2).
Results:
The average age of the patients was 39.6 years, and the percentage of patients who were not married was 54.8%. In all, 95.8% of patients were positive for low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV). Type S accounted for 80.6%, whereas type A accounted for 9.7%. Type A cases were all male and were all presumed to be men who have sex with men (MSM). This indicates that the determination of type A may be highly specific for MSM. The type at the time of recurrence was the same type at the time of the first surgery in almost all cases.
Conclusion
In cases of perianal warts, it is useful to analyze the lesion by considering the range and grade separately for daily clinical practice on proctologist.
5.A statistical study on propagated sensation along the channels (PSC) of outpatients.
Hideaki JINNO ; Shigeru YAMASHITA ; Tsai Yuan Wang ; Sumie TOYOTA ; Akira KAWACHI ; Masazumi MINAMIKAWA ; Masayoshi HYODO ; Toshikatsu KITADE ; Toshinori TSUNAKA ; Nobutaro OHTA ; Soten TERASAWA ; Sunao YOSHINO ; Yoshinobu ODAHARA ; Kazu MORI ; Takao SAKAI ; Takaaki OKAMOTO ; Kazuhiro MORIKAWA
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1985;35(2):126-131
The term, propagated sensation along the channels (PSC) means the peculiar sensation expeerienced by some people along thier meridians when given acupunctural stimulation of acupoints.
In the present study, the incidence of PSC in outpatients who were undergoing acupuncture treatment was investigated.
Low frequency electrical stimulation was performed through press needles at twenty-six points: the twelve terminal points of the twelve regular meridians and the Inner-Zhiyin points of both sides. PSC was assessed on a four-grade basis after the manner carried out in China.
The incidence of PSC was significantly high among the outpatients compared with that among healthy youth. Patients with hypertension or posttraumatic neck syndrome showed higher incidence of PSC than the other patients.
6.Specificity of the meridians and acupuncture-points. Effects of qiuxu on the gallbladder's form.
Tadashi YANO ; Yoshiki OYAMA ; Nobuyuki YAMADA ; Kazu MORI ; Toshinori YUKIMACHI ; Shinichi FUSHITA ; Kentaro MAEDA ; Ryo KAWAMOTO ; Katsuhiko SHIMOYA ; Takao SHIBATA ; Shigeru IHARA ; Naoto HONTANI ; Katsutoshi GOTO ; Hiroshi NAKATA ; Misao OKIEBISU
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1990;40(4):343-350
Objective:
There have been a few reports on the specificity of the meridians and Acupuncture-points. In order to identify the specific effects of the meridians and Acupuncture-points, the functional relations between “the gallbladder Meridian and gallbladder” were investigated using the gallbladder's form as an index.
Materials and Methods:
Ten healthy male adult volunteers participated in the experiments in fasting conditions. The target organ was the gallbladder, and its form was measured with the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus (Toshiba SSA-90A). The images of the gallbladder form were taken at the point when the major long axis of the cross-section of the gallbladder reached the peak. The cross-sectional area of the gallbladder was measured with the image analyzer. The measurement of the gallbladder form was conducted after 15 minutes lying on the back, taking images for 10 minutes before stimulation, for 30 minutes during and after stimulation, every two to five minutes. The acupuncture stimulation was given at the points of G34, G36, G37, G40 and G44 on the right side of the body. After getting the deqi, 1 minute of sparrow pecking needle technique and 1 minute of leaving needle technique were conducted three times. The effect of the G40 under the egg yolk loading were also investigated.
Results:
1) The stimulation of the G34, G36, G37, and G44 showed no effects on the gallbladder form. 2) The stimulation of the G40 caused the distension of the gallbladder form. 3) The stimulation of the G40 showed the suppressive effect on the contraction of the gallbladder due to the load of egg yolk.
As described above, the results of this study showed that there is an acupuncture-point on the gallbladder meridian to cause the distension of the gallbladder specifically. It suggests the existence of the specificity of acupuncture-point.
7.The actual condition of patients treated by acupuncture in Ibaragi Prefecture.
Shigeru KAMIYAMA ; Hiroshi IWATUKI ; Fumi ODA ; Keiji KASUYA ; Masaoshi SATO ; Ryuji SEKI ; Haruo TAKAHASHI ; Shigeo TOKARI ; Misa TSUKADA ; Tsuneyoshi TOMIZAWA ; Teruo NANAKAWA ; Hiroshi NANAKAWA ; Hiroaki HASHIMOTO ; Muneo HIRASAWA ; Noboru FUJIEDA ; Shigeyoshi HORIGUCHI ; Uichi YAMADA ; Toshikazu MIYAMOTO ; Hideo KOBAYASHI ; Hidetoshi MORI ; Kazushi NISHIJO
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1987;37(2):145-151
We investigated the actual condition of patients treated by acupuncture and moxibution in Ibaragi Prefecture.
Subjects were 1823 patients (846 men, 977 women) under the treatment of 14 acupuncture clinics in September to November, 1985.
We prepared the evaluated list that consisted of 11 levels of activities of daily life and 8 degrees of pain.
In every treatment, we wrote down the patient's clinical progress in relation with the list.
The following results were obtained
1. There were many patients in thier forties and fifties.
2. There were many patients who received only one treatment.
3. The chief complaints were low back pains (509 patients), shoulder discomfort (273) knee joint pain (132), etc.
4. Most of the patients could still go on with thier daily lives in spite of the pains.
5. The effects of treatment were rated as follows; better 69.5%, no change 23.9%, worse 5.9%.
8.Changing Concept of Drug Dispensing Revealed by Text Mining of Past and Present Guidelines
Naoko INOUE ; Kazumasa YASUDA ; Yuto MORI ; Hayato AKIMOTO ; Kousuke OHARA ; Akio NEGISHI ; Mitsuyoshi OKITA ; Shinji OSHIMA ; Sachihiko NUMAJIRI ; Shigeru OHSHIMA ; Kazuhiko JUNI ; Daisuke KOBAYASHI
Japanese Journal of Social Pharmacy 2018;37(2):81-90
Drug dispensing is a statutory and designated duty of a pharmacist. We aimed to examine the changes in the nature of drug dispensing using a text mining method. Our corpus consisted of text documents from “Chozai Shishin”, the most standard manual for dispensing drugs in Japan, Editions 1 to 13 (Japan Pharmaceutical Association), and we used the KH Coder software for text mining. We constructed networks showing the association between frequent word co-occurrence and edition number, and co-occurrence relations for frequent words in each edition. We found that “patient” superseded “dispensing” as a frequent term over time. “Dispensing” was another frequent term with a highly centralized node in each edition. Accordingly, we targeted the term “dispensing” for network analysis to depict its co-occurrence relations. We found that the range of related words for “dispensing” broadened from “preparation” and “compounding” to include “patient adherence instructions”, “assessment”, “medical treatment”, and “information provision”. Accordingly, we concluded that the content of “dispensing”, which is a pharmacist’s duty, has expanded from the duties of “dispensing drugs” to include “responding to patients” within the definition of “dispensing”, and we were able to present this finding as objective data by using the mechanical method known as text mining.
9.Changing Concept of Drug Dispensing Revealed by Text Mining of Past and Present Guidelines
Naoko INOUE ; Kazumasa YASUDA ; Yuto MORI ; Hayato AKIMOTO ; Kousuke OHARA ; Akio NEGISHI ; Mitsuyoshi OKITA ; Shinji OSHIMA ; Sachihiko NUMAJIRI ; Shigeru OHSHIMA ; Kazuhiko JUNI ; Daisuke KOBAYASHI
Japanese Journal of Social Pharmacy 2018;37(2):81-90
Drug dispensing is a statutory and designated duty of a pharmacist. We aimed to examine the changes in the nature of drug dispensing using a text mining method. Our corpus consisted of text documents from “Chozai Shishin”, the most standard manual for dispensing drugs in Japan, Editions 1 to 13 (Japan Pharmaceutical Association), and we used the KH Coder software for text mining. We constructed networks showing the association between frequent word co-occurrence and edition number, and co-occurrence relations for frequent words in each edition. We found that “patient” superseded “dispensing” as a frequent term over time. “Dispensing” was another frequent term with a highly centralized node in each edition. Accordingly, we targeted the term “dispensing” for network analysis to depict its co-occurrence relations. We found that the range of related words for “dispensing” broadened from “preparation” and “compounding” to include “patient adherence instructions”, “assessment”, “medical treatment”, and “information provision”. Accordingly, we concluded that the content of “dispensing”, which is a pharmacist’s duty, has expanded from the duties of “dispensing drugs” to include “responding to patients” within the definition of “dispensing”, and we were able to present this finding as objective data by using the mechanical method known as text mining.