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E. Imai

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Open access Sep 2026

Associations of Major Disease Diagnoses (Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Cancer) and Surgery with Smoking Cessation: A population-based cohort study in Japan.

BACKGROUND Smoking increases the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, and cessation after diagnosis improves prognosis. However, long-term associations of disease diagnoses and surgery with smoking cessation remain unclear. We evaluated associations of major disease diagnoses (myocardial infarction, stroke, and c...

E. Imai, Y. Yamagiwa, Larbi Aluariachy et al. · Journal of Epidemiology · 0 citations

Review Open access Jul 2026

Efficacy of opioid-free versus opioid-inclusive anesthesia on postoperative nausea, vomiting, and quality of recovery in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is common after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) may reduce PONV; however, procedure-specific evidence remains limited. This review evaluated the effects of OFA versus opioid-inclusive anesthesia (OIA) on PONV, pain, and recove...

Shosaburo Jotaki, Norio Yamamoto, E. Imai et al. · BMC Anesthesiology · 0 citations