Characteristics of Infectious Diseases in Hospitalized Patients During the Early Phase After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Aoyagi, Tetsuji; Yamada, Mitsuhiro; Kunishima, Hiroyuki; Tokuda, Koichi; Yano, Hisakazu; Ishibashi, Noriomi; Hatta, Mochammad; Endo, Shiro; Arai, Kohei; Inomata, Shinji; Gu, Yoshiaki; Kanamori, Hajime; Kitagawa, Miho; Hirakata, Yoichi; Kaku, Mitsuo

doi:10.1378/chest.11-3298

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“…5,6 Problems related to preexisting ocular conditions were more severe than we expected because of the loss of eyeglasses, CLs, and eyedrops. As a result, we now believe that refractive care and eyedrop replacement are the primary concerns in such situations and recommend that an auto lens edger be considered an essential part of emergency mobile eye clinics.…”

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Ophthalmologic Examinations in Areas of Miyagi Prefecture Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Doi

Kunikata

Kato³

et al. 2014

JAMA Ophthalmol

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apan has a long history of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. 1 On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku area suffered an unprecedented disaster when it was struck by the most powerful earthquake in Japanese history followed by a massively destructive tsunami. The most serious damage was caused by the tsunami along the northeastern coast. The coast of Miyagi Prefecture between the towns of Matsushima and Kesennuma has a population of approximately 320 000 (Figure). 2 There were relatively few ophthalmologic institutions in this area before the disaster. Afterward, more than half IMPORTANCE One month after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, our clinic was granted free use of the Mission Vision Van, a customized bus airlifted to Japan. This mobile eye clinic made it possible for us to provide ophthalmologic examinations anywhere in the disaster zone in Miyagi Prefecture.OBSERVATIONS This study included 731 patients who received treatment in the eye care van in Miyagi Prefecture between April 15 and May 29, 2011. We examined and cared for patients during 25 visits to 11 emergency districts during 15 clinic days. Of the 914 diagnoses we identified, 358 were refractive disorders (39.2%), which were the most common ocular diseases we observed; others included 155 (17.0%) cataracts, 106 (11.6%) dry eye, and 73 (8.0%) infectious diseases, such as conjunctivitis. Overall, we provided emergency prescriptions for 871 bottles of eyedrops comprising 222 prescriptions (25.5%) for dry eye, 189 (21.7%) for cataracts, and 107 (12.3%) for glaucoma. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEA substantial number of patients in the earthquake-damaged areas needed replacements for eyeglasses, contact lenses, and eyedrops. The mobile clinic appears to be a useful way to provide ophthalmologic examinations and support after a disaster.

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Ophthalmologic Examinations in Areas of Miyagi Prefecture Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Doi

Kunikata

Kato³

et al. 2014

JAMA Ophthalmol

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“…In addition, many of those people are elderly (aged 65 years or over) and have large amounts of financial burden as well as psychological stress. In fact, after the Great East-Japan Earthquake, there have been reports showing the increased prevalence or worsening of various diseases, including influenza infection (Hatta et al 2012;Tohma et al 2012), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Yamanda et al 2013), pneumonia (Suzuki et al 2011;Aoyagi et al 2012;Takahashi et al 2012;Daito et al 2013), near drowningassociated fungal infection (Nakamura et al 2011;Igusa et al 2012;Kawakami et al 2012), diabetes mellitus (Fujihara et al 2012), hypertension (Ogawa et al 2012, cardiovascular diseases (Aoki et al 2012), heart failure (Nakano et al 2012), deep vein thrombosis (Ueda et al 2012;Shibata et al 2013), peptic ulcers (Kanno et al 2012), dementia (Furukawa et al 2012), and seizure (Shibahara et al 2013). The increased onset or worsening of these diseases may be related to life-threatening stress, depressive situations without future prospects, or unhealthy conditions in the evacuation centers and/or subsequent temporary housing.…”

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The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Devastating Tsunami: An Update and Lessons from the Past Great Earthquakes in Japan since 1923

Ishigaki

Higashi

Sakamoto

et al. 2013

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…The number of pneumonia hospitalisations increased 2 weeks after the earthquake in select hospitals in Miyagi Prefecture 4 5. Frequency of ambulance transports and number of admissions to hospitals of cardiovascular disease cases increased within 2 months of the earthquake in Miyagi Prefecture 6 7.…”

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Impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake on community health: ecological time series on transient increase in indirect mortality and recovery of health and long-term-care system

Uchimura

Kizuki

Takano

et al. 2014

J Epidemiol Community Health

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Characteristics of Infectious Diseases in Hospitalized Patients During the Early Phase After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Cited by 35 publications

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Ophthalmologic Examinations in Areas of Miyagi Prefecture Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Ophthalmologic Examinations in Areas of Miyagi Prefecture Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Devastating Tsunami: An Update and Lessons from the Past Great Earthquakes in Japan since 1923

Impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake on community health: ecological time series on transient increase in indirect mortality and recovery of health and long-term-care system

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