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    Nasal MRSA screening for surgical patients: predictive value for postoperative infections caused by MRSA

    Postoperative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are occasionally fatal. We hypothesized that nasal MRSA screening might predict the risk of postoperative MRSA infections. The aim of th...

    Yutaka Matsubara, Hideaki Uchiyama, Takahiro Higashi, Ai Edagawa in Surgery Today (2014)

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    Outcomes of emergency surgery for acute abdomen in dialysis patients: experience of a single community hospital

    Long-term dialysis often causes physiological and metabolic problems that may affect the outcomes of surgery. The aim of this study was to elucidate whether emergency surgery for acute abdomen yields similar o...

    Takahiro Tomino, Hideaki Uchiyama, Shinji Itoh, Takahiro Higashi in Surgery Today (2014)

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    Significant prognostic factors in patients with Stage IV gastric cancer with special reference to the curability of surgery

    The purpose of this study was to determine an effective treatment strategy for patients with Stage IV gastric cancer.

    Shinji Shinohara, Daisuke Korenaga, Ai Edagawa, Kenichi Koushi in Surgery Today (2013)

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    Prognostic effects of oral anti-cancer drugs as adjuvant chemotherapy for 2 years after gastric cancer surgery

    We conducted this retrospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of giving oral anti-cancer drugs for 2 years as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy to gastric cancer patients.

    Toshiro Okuyama, Daisuke Korenaga, Ai Edagawa, Shinji Itoh, Eiji Oki in Surgery Today (2012)