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  1. Outpatient Prescriptions of Kampo Formulations in Japan

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 2020, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  2. Protection of personal information in real-world data in Japan

    Article • Annals of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2020, Society for Clinical Epidemiology

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  3. Introduction to Instrumental Variable Analysis

    Article • Annals of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2020, Society for Clinical Epidemiology

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  4. Introduction to Applied Statistics—Chapter 1 Propensity Score Analysis

    Article • Annals of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2020, Society for Clinical Epidemiology

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  5. Association between rehabilitation during hospitalization and perinatal outcomes among pregnant women with threatened preterm birth

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  6. Inaugural Message from the Editor-in-Chief

    Article • Annals of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2019, Society for Clinical Epidemiology

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  7. How to review manuscripts

    Article • Annals of Clinical Epidemiology, January 2019, Society for Clinical Epidemiology

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  8. Reduction in exacerbation of COPD in patients of advanced age using the Japanese Kampo medicine Dai-kenchu-to: a retrospective cohort study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Nobuaki Michihata, Taisuke Jo

  9. Predictive model for macrosomia using maternal parameters without sonography information

    Article • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  10. Japanese Herbal Kampo Hochu-Ekki-To or Juzen-Taiho-To after Surgery for Hip Fracture Does Not Reduce Infectious Complications

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Nobuaki Michihata, Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Taisuke Jo

  11. Development of a nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality of patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Taisuke Jo

  12. The authors reply

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  13. The authors reply

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, February 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  14. The authors reply

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, December 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  15. Mortality associated with bone fractures in COPD patients

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, September 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Taisuke Jo

  16. The authors reply

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, September 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  17. Effect of outpatient therapy with inhaled corticosteroids on decreasing in-hospital mortality from pneumonia in patients with COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Taisuke Jo

  18. Reply to Hurley

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  19. Does the microendoscopic technique reduce mortality and major complications in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy? A propensity score–matched analysis using a nationwide administrative database

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, February 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Takeshi Oichi, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  20. Problems with study on secondhand smoke and children’s tooth enamel

    Article • BMJ, December 2015, BMJ

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  21. Privacy-Preserving Epidemiological Analysis for a Distributed Database of Hospitals

    Article • May 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  22. Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters on Mortality as an Adjuvant to Antithrombotic Therapy

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, March 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  23. Paradoxical association between body mass index and in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Taisuke Jo

  24. Factors associated with perforation related to diagnostic balloon-assisted enteroscopy: analysis of a national inpatient database in Japan

    Article • Endoscopy, November 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  25. Clinical features of 280 hospitalized patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis in Japan

    Article • Respirology, November 2014, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Yasuhiro YAMAUCHI, Taisuke Jo

  26. Effects of fondaparinux on pulmonary embolism following hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a retrospective observational study using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Science, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  27. Effects of Remifentanil on In-Hospital Mortality and Length of Stay Following Clipping of Intracranial Aneurysm

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  28. Factors affecting in-hospital mortality in patients with lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding: a retrospective study using a national database in Japan

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  29. The authors reply

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, August 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  30. Body Mass Index Influences the Outcome of Acute Pancreatitis

    Article • Pancreas, August 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  31. Association between hospital case volume and mortality in non-elderly pneumonia patients stratified by severity: a retrospective cohort study

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  32. Prevalence and in-hospital mortality of gastrostomy and jejunostomy in Japan: a retrospective study with a national administrative database

    Article • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Akahito Sako

  33. Variceal hemorrhage: Analysis of 9987 cases from a Japanese nationwide database

    Article • Hepatology Research, June 2014, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  34. Relationship between hospital volume and hemorrhagic complication after percutaneous renal biopsy: results from the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  35. Nomogram Predicting Severe Adverse Events After Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery: Analysis of a National Administrative Database

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  36. Postoperative Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion and Mortality in Patients With Abdominal Septic Shock

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  37. Cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A population-based analysis of perioperative outcomes according to clinical stage

    Article • International Journal of Urology, April 2014, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  38. Severe Bleeding and Perforation Are Rare Complications of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Pancreatic Masses: An Analysis of 3,090 Patients from 212 Hospitals

    Article • Gut and Liver, March 2014, The Editorial Office of Gut and Liver

    Dr Yousuke Nakai, Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  39. Factors affecting choice between ureterostomy, ileal conduit and continent reservoir after radical cystectomy: Japanese series

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Oncology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  40. Thoracic Aortic Injury in Japan

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2014, Japanese Circulation Society

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  41. Application of the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) Data to Clinical Studies

    Article • Journal of UOEH, January 2014, The University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  42. Does mechanical bowel preparation ameliorate damage from rectal injury in radical prostatectomy? Analysis of 151 rectal injury cases

    Article • International Journal of Urology, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  43. Continuous regional arterial infusion for acute pancreatitis: a propensity score analysis using a nationwide administrative database

    Article • Critical Care, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yousuke Nakai, Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  44. Incidence and Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism After Primary Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery

    Article • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  45. Length of mechanical restraint following haloperidol injections versus oral atypical antipsychotics for the initial treatment of acute schizophrenia: A propensity-matched analysis from the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database

    Article • Psychiatry Research, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  46. The Association of Hospital Volume With Mortality and Costs of Care for Stroke in Japan

    Article • Medical Care, September 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  47. Impact of Hospital Volume on Postoperative Complications and In-Hospital Mortality After Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, September 2013, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  48. Body mass index and in-hospital mortality in anorexia nervosa: data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database

    Article • Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  49. Health care costs related to out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest in Japan

    Article • Resuscitation, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  50. Is mechanical bowel preparation in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy beneficial? An analysis of a Japanese national database

    Article • BJU International, June 2013, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  51. Acute liver disease in Japan: a nationwide analysis of the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  52. Pyloromyotomy versus i.v. atropine therapy for the treatment of infantile pyloric stenosis: Nationwide hospital discharge database analysis

    Article • Pediatrics International, June 2013, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  53. Impact of age and comorbidity burden on mortality and major complications in older adults undergoing orthopaedic surgery: an analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database

    Article • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  54. Rarity of Severe Bleeding and Perforation in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration for Submucosal Tumors

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yousuke Nakai, Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  55. Longer operative time is associated with higher risk of severe complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Analysis of 1511 cases from a Japanese nationwide database

    Article • International Journal of Urology, April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  56. Outcomes After Laparoscopic or Open Distal Gastrectomy for Early-Stage Gastric Cancer

    Article • Annals of Surgery, April 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  57. Effect and Cost of Treatment for Acute Pancreatitis With or Without Gabexate Mesylate

    Article • Pancreas, March 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  58. Job satisfaction, income, workload, workplace, and demographics of Japanese radiologists in the 2008 survey

    Article • Japanese Journal of Radiology, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  59. Japanese severity score for acute pancreatitis well predicts in-hospital mortality: a nationwide survey of 17,901 cases

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yousuke Nakai, Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  60. Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Scholastic Age Category*

    Article • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, February 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  61. Comparison of Neurological Outcome between Tracheal Intubation and Supraglottic Airway Device Insertion of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Nationwide, Population-based, Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  62. Comparisons of perioperative outcomes and costs between open and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: A propensity‐score matching analysis based on the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

    Article • International Journal of Urology, January 2013, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  63. The burden of epiglottitis among Japanese children before the Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination era: an analysis using a nationwide administrative database

    Article • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  64. 7．データベース活用事例の紹介; アカデミアの立場から(2) DPC

    Article • Japanese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology/Yakuzai ekigaku, January 2013, Japanese Society for Pharmacoepidemiology

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  65. Does Mechanical Bowel Preparation Improve Quality of Laparoscopic Nephrectomy? Propensity Score-matched Analysis in Japanese Series

    Article • Urology, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  66. A nomogram predicting severe adverse events after ureteroscopic lithotripsy: 12 372 patients in a Japanese national series

    Article • BJU International, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  67. Regional, institutional and individual factors affecting selection of minimally invasive nephroureterectomy in Japan: A national database analysis

    Article • International Journal of Urology, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  68. A user-friendly tool to transform large scale administrative data into wide table format using a mapreduce program with a pig latin based script

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  69. Wide range and variation in minimally invasive surgery for renal malignancy in Japan: a population-based analysis

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Oncology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  70. Monophasic versus biphasic defibrillation for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a nationwide population-based study in Japan

    Article • Critical Care, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  71. Elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has worse outcomes with a family bystander than a non-family bystander

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Medicine, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  72. Factors affecting the occurrence of pulmonary embolism after spinal surgery: data from the national administrative database in Japan

    Article • The Spine Journal, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  73. In-Hospital Outcomes and Cost Assessment Between Bipolar Versus Monopolar Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

    Article • Journal of Endourology, August 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  74. The Impact of Media Reports on the 2008 Outbreak of Hydrogen Sulfide Suicides in Japan

    Article • The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, August 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  75. Impact of surgical intervention timing on the case fatality rate for Fournier's gangrene: an analysis of 379 cases

    Article • BJU International, June 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  76. Variation in cancer surgical outcomes associated with physician and nurse staffing: a retrospective observational study using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  77. Impact of remifentanil use on early postoperative outcomes following brain tumor resection or rectal cancer surgery

    Article • Journal of Anesthesia, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  78. Impact of telephone dispatcher assistance on the outcomes of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  79. Physician–Scientists in Japan

    Article • Academic Medicine, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  80. Relationship between hospital volume and operative mortality for liver resection: Data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

    Article • Hepatology Research, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  81. 1825 OPERATION TIME AND POSTOPERATIVE SEVERE ADVERSE EVENTS IN URETERORENOSCOPIC LITHOTORIPSY

    Article • The Journal of Urology, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  82. Clinical Features of Infants Hospitalized for 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Japan

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  83. Intussusception among Japanese children: an epidemiologic study using an administrative database

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  84. Mortality and morbidity of hepatectomy, radiofrequency ablation, and embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: a national survey of 54,145 patients

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  85. Renal haemorrhage risk after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: results from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database

    Article • BJU International, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  86. Management trends, angioembolization performance and multiorgan injury indicators of renal trauma from Japanese administrative claims database

    Article • International Journal of Urology, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  87. Mortality and Morbidity in Dialysis-Dependent Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, March 2012, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  88. Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism and the Effects of Fondaparinux After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Observational Study with Use of a National Database in Japan

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, December 2011, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  89. Admissions related to interstitial cystitis in Japan: An estimation based on the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

    Article • International Journal of Urology, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  90. Mortality of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Induced by Typical and Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, November 2011, Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  91. Incidence of Severe Adverse Events Requiring Hospital Care after Trastuzumab Infusion for Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Survey using an Administrative Claim Database

    Article • The Breast Journal, October 2011, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  92. Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Postoperative Pulmonary Embolism Following Spinal Surgery: Data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database

    Article • The Spine Journal, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  93. Impact of remifentanil introduction on practice patterns in general anesthesia

    Article • Journal of Anesthesia, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  94. Impact of Hospital Volume on Chest Tube Duration, Length of Stay, and Mortality After Lobectomy

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  95. Cost containment and quality of care in Japan: is there a trade-off?

    Article • The Lancet, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  96. Time and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality Data in an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Database

    Article • Prehospital Emergency Care, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  97. Higher transfusion rate in bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate: Is it real?

    Article • International Journal of Urology, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  98. Difference in Willingness-to-pay for Prostate Cancer Screening Between Ill-informed and Well-informed Men: A Contingent Valuation Survey

    Article • Urology, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  99. Impact of Hospital Volume and Laser Use on Postoperative Complications and In-Hospital Mortality in Cases of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

    Article • The Journal of Urology, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  100. Reply

    Article • Urology, June 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  101. Collapse-to-emergency medical service cardiopulmonary resuscitation interval and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest: a nationwide observational study

    Article • Critical Care, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  102. Can Specific Anesthetic Drug Affect Postoperative Recovery? From The Analysis Of Large Administrative Claim Database In Japan

    Article • May 2011, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  103. Immediate Defibrillation or Defibrillation After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    Article • Prehospital Emergency Care, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  104. 1838 INCIDENCE OF RENAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY IN COMPARISON WITH THREE SHOCK WAVE GENERATORS IN 482 HOSPITALS; JAPANESE DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE COMBINATION DATABASE

    Article • The Journal of Urology, April 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  105. The Effects of Sex on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  106. Delay in Tetracycline Treatment Increases the Risk of Complications in Tsutsugamushi Disease: Data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 2011, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  107. Prevalence of Malignant Hyperthermia and Relationship with Anesthetics in Japan

    Article • Anesthesiology, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  108. Effect of the Japanese Herbal Kampo Medicine Dai‐Kenchu‐To on Postoperative Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Requiring Long‐Tube Decompression: A Propensity Score Analysis

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  109. Quantitative Assessment of the Advantages of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy and the Impact of Volume-Related Hospital Characteristics on Resource Use and Outcomes of Gastrectomy Patients in Japan

    Article • Annals of Surgery, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  110. Population density, call-response interval, and survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  111. Specialty choice and physicians’ career paths in Japan: An analysis of National Physician Survey data from 1996 to 2006

    Article • Health Policy, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  112. Acute hepatitis B in Japan: Incidence, clinical practices and health policy

    Article • Hepatology Research, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr NAOHIKO MASAKI, Akahito Sako

  113. Collaborative effects of bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation and prehospital advanced cardiac life support by physicians on survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide population-based observational study

    Article • Critical Care, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  114. Impact of Hospital Volume on Postoperative Complications and In-hospital Mortality After Renal Surgery: Data From the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination Database

    Article • Urology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  115. An exploration of the association between very early rehabilitation and outcome for the patients with acute ischaemic stroke in Japan: a nationwide retrospective cohort survey

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  116. Consumer reactions to risk information on bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Japan

    Article • Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  117. Retention rate of physicians in public health administration agencies and their career paths in Japan

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  118. Long‐term Career Transition in the Surgical Workforce of Japan: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using the Nationwide Survey of Physicians Data from 1972 to 2006

    Article • Extremophiles, April 2010, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  119. Postgraduate training and career choices: an analysis of the National Physicians Survey in Japan

    Article • Academic Medicine, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  120. Statistics for orthopedic surgery 2006–2007: data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Science, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga, Dr. Sakae Tanaka

  121. Injury Severity Score, Resource Use, and Outcome for Trauma Patients Within a Japanese Administrative Database

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, February 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  122. Measles-related Hospitalizations and Complications in Japan, 2007-2008

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 2010, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  123. Residency hospital type and career paths in Japan: An analysis of physician registration cohorts

    Article • Medical Teacher, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  124. Impact of Drug-Eluting Stents on Treatment Option Mix for Coronary Artery Disease in Japan

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2010, Japanese Circulation Society

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  125. Effects of hospital and surgeon volumes on operating times, postoperative complications, and length of stay following laparoscopic colectomy

    Article • Surgery Today, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  126. Estimation of physician supply by specialty and the distribution impact of increasing female physicians in Japan

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  127. A future estimate of physician distribution in hospitals and clinics in Japan

    Article • Health Policy, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  128. Shortage of pediatricians in Japan: A longitudinal analysis using physicians' survey data

    Article • Pediatrics International, September 2009, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  129. The distribution and transitions of physicians in Japan: a 1974–2004 retrospective cohort study

    Article • Human Resources for Health, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  130. Impact of surgeon and hospital volumes on short‐term postoperative complications after radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  131. The dynamics of obstetricians and gynecologists in Japan: A retrospective cohort model using the nationwide survey of physicians data

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  132. Volume-outcome relationship in rectal cancer surgery: A new perspective

    Article • Surgery Today, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  133. Development and analysis of a nationwide cost database of acute‐care hospitals in Japan

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, July 2009, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  134. Effects of hospital and surgeon case-volumes on postoperative complications and length of stay after esophagectomy in Japan

    Article • Surgery Today, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  135. Who wants cancer screening with PET?

    Article • European Journal of Radiology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  136. Price Disparity of Medical Devices Between Japan and Foreign Countries

    Article • Iryo To Shakai, January 2009, The Health Care Science Institute

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  137. High-volume surgeons in regard to reductions in operating time, blood loss, and postoperative complications for total hip arthroplasty

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Science, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  138. Study on Influence of Diabetes Mellitus for the Charged Cost and Length of Stay among the Angina Pectoris Patient in Japan

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Disease Management, January 2009, Japan Society of Health Support Science

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  139. Analysis of factors affecting operating time, postoperative complications, and length of stay for total knee arthroplasty: nationwide web-based survey

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Science, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  140. Legal intervention against medical accidents in Japan

    Article • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, December 2008, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  141. The catastrophic collapse of morale among hospital physicians in Japan

    Article • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, November 2008, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  142. Computerizing medical records in Japan

    Article • International Journal of Medical Informatics, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  143. Influence of hospital and surgeon volumes on operative time, blood loss and perioperative complications in radical nephrectomy

    Article • International Journal of Urology, August 2008, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  144. Relationship between risk information on total colonoscopy and patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening options: Analysis using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  145. Economic evaluation of prostate cancer screening with prostate‐specific antigen

    Article • International Journal of Urology, April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  146. Willingness to pay for mass screening for prostate cancer: A contingent valuation survey

    Article • International Journal of Urology, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  147. Risk-Adjusted Analyses of the Effects of Hospital and Surgeon Volumes on Postoperative Complications and the Modified Rankin Scale After Clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in Japan

    Article • Neurologia medico-chirurgica, January 2008, Japan Neurosurgical Society

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  148. Risk of authoritarianism: fibrinogen-transmitted hepatitis C in Japan

    Article • The Lancet, December 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  149. History of Public Health Crises in Japan

    Article • Journal of Public Health Policy, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  150. Price differences between Japan and the US for medical materials and how to reduce them

    Article • Health Policy, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  151. Price Disparity of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Devices in Japan and the United States in 2006

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2007, Japanese Circulation Society

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  152. Benefit evaluation of mass screening for prostate cancer: Willingness-to-pay measurement using contingent valuation

    Article • Urology, November 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  153. The measurement of willingness to pay for mass cancer screening with whole-body PET (positron emission tomography)

    Article • Annals of Nuclear Medicine, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  154. Women’s Anxieties Caused by False Positives in Mammography Screening: A Contingent Valuation Survey

    Article • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  155. Influence of Japan's New Diagnosis Procedure Combination-Based Payment System on the Surgical Sector: Does it Really Shorten the Hospital Stay?

    Article • Surgery Today, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  156. Analysis of Factors Affecting Willingness to Pay for Cardiovascular Disease-Related Medical Services

    Article • International Heart Journal, January 2006, International Heart Journal (Japanese Heart Journal)

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  157. Impact of the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination-based Payment System on Cardiovascular Medicine-related Costs

    Article • International Heart Journal, January 2005, International Heart Journal (Japanese Heart Journal)

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  158. The Trend of the Policy of a Medical Insurance System and the DPC System Really Offer Incentives for Shortening the Length of Stay or Not

    Article • THE JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ANESTHESIA, January 2005, Japan Society for Clinical Anesthesia

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga

  159. A Family of Hereditary Thrombocytopenic Purpura

    Article • Japanese Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, January 1990, Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis

    Professor Hideo Yasunaga