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Yuka Hirakawa

Postdoctoral research fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Verified email at bwh.harvard.edu
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[HTML][HTML] History of falls and bedriddenness ranks are useful predictive factors for in-hospital falls: a single-center retrospective observational study using the Saga Fall …

R Hirata, M Tago, NE Katsuki, Y Oda… - … journal of general …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This was a single-center based, retrospective study in an acute care hospital in a
rural city of Japan. We enrolled all inpatients aged 20 years or older admitted from April …

[HTML][HTML] Extremely high serum ferritin: an instrumental marker of masquerading adult-onset Still's disease with hemophagocytic syndrome

S Yamashita, NE Furukawa, T Matsunaga… - The American Journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare
multi-systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology characterized by spiking fever …

Validation of a Predictive Model for Inpatient Falls (Saga Fall Risk Model 2) in a University Hospital: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

M Tago, R Hirata, NE Katsuki, Y Oda… - JOURNAL OF …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background Inpatient falls can have adverse physical, social, and psychological effects on
patients, their families, and healthcare professionals1-4). However, if inpatient falls can be …

Epidermal growth factor inhibitor-induced cutaneous toxicity improves with moisturizers

I Morino, A Okuno, Y Hirakawa… - Trends in …, 2020 - systems.enpress-publisher.com
Although epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors are one of the most effective
treatment options for lung cancer, they frequently cause cutaneous toxicity that can lead to …

Hydroxychloroquine enhanced urticarial reaction in a patient with discoid lupus erythematosus

Y Hirakawa, A Okuno, D Kimura… - Trends in …, 2017 - systems.enpress-publisher.com
Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is an autoimmune disorder that usually occurs on sun
exposed areas. We describe a case of a 31-year-old man with reddish-purple, atrophic …

Prevalence of preoperative opioid usage and its impact on postoperative outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

R Oya, S Ogawa, K Oya, Y Hirakawa, C Maeda… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Preoperative opioid treatment increases postoperative adverse events. This study
was aimed to analyze preoperative opioid prevalence in countries with low opioid …

Massive splenomegaly requiring differential diagnosis of hematologic malignancies

M Tago, M Fujiwara, T Nakashima, S Makio… - Clinical Case …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An 85‐year‐old woman presented with pain and a palpable mass in her left flank.
Abdominal computed tomography revealed massive splenomegaly and para‐aortic …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of a 60-Minute Lecture About Diagnostic Errors for Medical Students: A Single-Center Interventional Study

S Yamashita, M Tago, M Tokushima, Y Tokushima… - Cureus, 2024 - cureus.com
Introduction: The danger of diagnostic errors exists in daily medical practice, and doctors are
required to avoid such errors as much as possible. Although various factors, including …

[HTML][HTML] Helicobacter cinaedi Infection Presenting with Myalgia and Cellulitis

H Shimada, R Hirata, S Yamashita… - The American Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Helicobacter cinaedi is a rare bacterium,
accounting for only 0.2% of the positive isolates in blood cultures. Previous reports note that …

Predictive Models of Falls: A Narrative Review

M Tago, R Hirata, N Katsuki, E Nakatani… - JOURNAL OF …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Falls are of great concern within medical and caregiving settings as a fall can impose
physical, social, and psychological burdens on patients, their families, and health care and …