- 著者
- Kayoko Hayakawa Satoshi Kutsuna Takeo Kawamata Yuko Sugiki Chiharu Nonaka Keiko Tanaka Michi Shoji Masaki Nagai Shunsuke Tezuka Kazuyuki Shinya Hiroki Saito Takahiro Harada Nin Moriya Motoyuki Tsuboi Masataro Norizuki Yasuo Sugiura Yasuyo Osanai Masaya Sugiyama Ayako Okuhama Kohei Kanda Yuji Wakimoto Mugen Ujiie Shinichiro Morioka Kei Yamamoto Noriko Kinoshita Masahiro Ishikane Sho Saito Yuki Moriyama Masayuki Ota Keiji Nakamura Takato Nakamoto Satoshi Ide Hidetoshi Nomoto Yutaro Akiyama Tetsuya Suzuki Yusuke Miyazato Yoshiaki Gu Nobuaki Matsunaga Shinya Tsuzuki Yumiko Fujitomo Yoshiki Kusama Hiroyuki Shichino Masao Kaneshige Junko Yamanaka Miki Saito Masayuki Hojo Masao Hashimoto Shinyu Izumi Jin Takasaki Manabu Suzuki Keita Sakamoto Yukio Hiroi Sakurako Emoto Makoto Tokuhara Toshiaki Kobayashi Koichiro Tomiyama Fumihiko Nakamura Norio Ohmagari Haruhito Sugiyama
- 出版者
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- 雑誌
- Global Health & Medicine (ISSN:24349186)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.2, no.2, pp.107-111, 2020-04-30 (Released:2020-05-10)
- 参考文献数
- 11
- 被引用文献数
- 25
Due to the significant spread of a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection (COVID-19) in China, the Chinese government blockaded several cities in Hubei Province. Japanese citizens lost a means of transportation to return back to Japan. The National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) helped the operation of charter flights for evacuation of Japanese residents from Hubei Province, and this article outlines our experiences. A total of five charter flights were dispatched, and the majority of returnees (793/829 [95.7%]) were handled at NCGM. A large number of personnel from various departments participated in this operation; 107 physicians, 115 nurses, 110 clerical staff, and 45 laboratory technicians in total. Several medical translators were also involved. In this operation, we conducted airborne precautions in addition to contact precautions. Eye shields were also used. The doctors collecting the pharyngeal swab used a coverall to minimize the risk of body surface contamination from secretions and droplets. Enhanced hand hygiene using alcohol hand sanitizer was performed. Forty-eight persons were ultimately hospitalized after the triage at NCGM operation, which was more than the number of persons triaged at the airport (n = 34). Of those hospitalized after NCGM triage, 8.3% (4/48 patients) ultimately tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, significantly higher than the positive rate among subjects not triaged (4/48 [8.3%] vs. 9/745 [1.2%]: p = 0.0057). NCGM participated in a large-scale operation to evacuate Japanese nationals from the COVID-19 epidemic area. We were able to establish a scheme through this experience that can be used in the future.
- 著者
- Kayoko Hayakawa Satoshi Kutsuna Takeo Kawamata Yuko Sugiki Chiharu Nonaka Keiko Tanaka Michi Shoji Masaki Nagai Shunsuke Tezuka Kazuyuki Shinya Hiroki Saito Takahiro Harada Nin Moriya Motoyuki Tsuboi Masataro Norizuki Yasuo Sugiura Yasuyo Osanai Masaya Sugiyama Ayako Okuhama Kohei Kanda Yuji Wakimoto Mugen Ujiie Shinichiro Morioka Kei Yamamoto Noriko Kinoshita Masahiro Ishikane Sho Saito Yuki Moriyama Masayuki Ota Keiji Nakamura Takato Nakamoto Satoshi Ide Hidetoshi Nomoto Yutaro Akiyama Tetsuya Suzuki Yusuke Miyazato Yoshiaki Gu Nobuaki Matsunaga Shinya Tsuzuki Yumiko Fujitomo Yoshiki Kusama Hiroyuki Shichino Masao Kaneshige Junko Yamanaka Miki Saito Masayuki Hojo Masao Hashimoto Shinyu Izumi Jin Takasaki Manabu Suzuki Keita Sakamoto Yukio Hiroi Sakurako Emoto Makoto Tokuhara Toshiaki Kobayashi Koichiro Tomiyama Fumihiko Nakamura Norio Ohmagari Haruhito Sugiyama
- 出版者
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine
- 雑誌
- Global Health & Medicine (ISSN:24349186)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.2020.01036, (Released:2020-04-29)
- 参考文献数
- 11
- 被引用文献数
- 25
Due to the significant spread of a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection (COVID-19) in China, the Chinese government blockaded several cities in Hubei Province. Japanese citizens lost a means of transportation to return back to Japan. The National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM) helped the operation of charter flights for evacuation of Japanese residents from Hubei Province, and this article outlines our experiences. A total of five charter flights were dispatched, and the majority of returnees (793/829 [95.7%]) were handled at NCGM. A large number of personnel from various departments participated in this operation; 107 physicians, 115 nurses, 110 clerical staff, and 45 laboratory technicians in total. Several medical translators were also involved. In this operation, we conducted airborne precautions in addition to contact precautions. Eye shields were also used. The doctors collecting the pharyngeal swab used a coverall to minimize the risk of body surface contamination from secretions and droplets. Enhanced hand hygiene using alcohol hand sanitizer was performed. Forty-eight persons were ultimately hospitalized after the triage at NCGM operation, which was more than the number of persons triaged at the airport (n = 34). Of those hospitalized after NCGM triage, 8.3% (4/48 patients) ultimately tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, significantly higher than the positive rate among subjects not triaged (4/48 [8.3%] vs. 9/745 [1.2%]: p = 0.0057). NCGM participated in a large-scale operation to evacuate Japanese nationals from the COVID-19 epidemic area. We were able to establish a scheme through this experience that can be used in the future.
- 著者
- Tatsuya Maruhashi Masahiko Ogawa Yasuo Fukunaga Daisaku Kitaura Masato Kajikawa Shinji Kishimoto Yuji Takaeko Takayuki Yamaji Takahiro Harada Yu Hashimoto Yiming Han Aya Mizobuchi Farina Mohamad Yusoff Kazuaki Chayama Ayumu Nakashima Chikara Goto Kenichi Yoshimura Yukiko Nakano Yukihito Higashi
- 出版者
- Japan Society for Vascular Failure
- 雑誌
- Vascular Failure (ISSN:24324477)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.6, no.1, pp.14-19, 2022-12-25 (Released:2023-02-14)
- 参考文献数
- 15
Background: Sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for motor vehicle accidents. We investigated the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) among commercial motor vehicle drivers in a transport company. Methods: Among 355 drivers in a transport company, 345 commercial motor vehicle drivers (mean age: 47.0±8.8 years, range: 21-71 years) underwent unattended out-of-center sleep testing using a type IV portable sleep monitor between September 2019 and November 2019.Results: The prevalence of oxygen desaturation index 3% (ODI3) score ≥15 was 17.7%. The prevalence of moderate-to-severe SDB, defined as respiratory event index (REI) score ≥15, was 31.9%. The prevalence of Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score ≥11 was 15.3%. There was no significant correlation between the ESS score and ODI3 (ρ=−0.05, P=0.40) or REI (ρ=−0.03, P=0.65) score. Multivariate analysis revealed that age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.09, P=0.002), body mass index (OR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.05-1.23, P<0.001), and daily alcohol intake (OR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.10-3.55, P=0.02) were significantly associated with moderate-to-severe SDB in drivers. The ESS score was not significantly associated with moderate-to-severe SDB (OR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.93-1.05, P=0.70).Conclusions: Objective screening tests for sleep apnea such as unattended out-of-center sleep testing may be necessary to improve the health and safety of commercial motor vehicle drivers, especially middle-aged obese male drivers having daily alcohol intake.