International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Advanced Emergency Critical Care Center, Shinshu University Hospital, Nagano, Japan

Biography

Dr. Kenichi Nitta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advanced Emergency Critical Care Center, Shinshu University Hospital, Nagano, Japan. His research interest includes Speech Science, Hearing Science, etc. He has published more than 23 publications and the articles are informative and got good citations.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Early Rehabilitation Provided by Specialized Physical Therapist in an Emergency Center Reduces Pulmonary Complications in Patients with Sepsis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  Author(s): Yasunari Sakai*, Shuhei Yamamoto, Tatsunori Karasawa, Masaaki Sato, Kenichi Nitta, Mayumi Okada, Shota Ikegami, Hiroshi Imamura and Hiroshi Horiuchi
  
  Early rehabilitation methods, including postural changes and respiratory physical therapies, have been shown to prevent pulmonary complications; however, strategies to prevent pulmonary complications in sepsis patients remain poorly defined. This clinical study was to evaluated if early rehabilitation provided by specialized physical therapist in an emergency center could reduce respiratory complications in sepsis patients. We evaluated sepsis patients for demographic characteristics, the number of days until rehabilitation, and the incidence of pulmonary complications. Kaplan-Meier curves were constructed to analyze the incidence of pulmonary complications for the study sample stratified by specialized physical therapists. Cox regression analysis examined the relationship between early rehabilitation provided by specialized physical therapists and the incide.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.20.08.550

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