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  1. Effectiveness and Cost Analysis of Implementation of Tele-ICU: A Multicenter Administrative Database Study Using Interrupted Time-Series Analysis Within a University-Affiliated Hospital Network

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2026, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  2. Development and 2025 re-evaluation of a Japanese quality indicator set for adult intensive care: a modified RAND/UCLA Delphi study

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD TORU KOTANI

  3. Current Practice and Barriers to the Implementation of Mobilization in ICUs in Japan: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2023, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  4. An evaluation of the impact of the implementation of the Tele-ICU: a retrospective observational study

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD TORU KOTANI

  5. Clinical Implications of Determining Individualized Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Prospective, Non-Randomized Interventional Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2022, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  6. Association between Early Mobilization in the ICU and Psychiatric Symptoms after Surviving a Critical Illness: A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2022, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  7. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Secondary Organizing Pneumonia after Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report

    Article • Medicina, September 2021, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  8. Infective endocarditis secondary to Klebsiella pneumoniae-associated emphysematous cystitis

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, August 2021, BMJ

    MD TORU KOTANI

  9. Roles of Early Mobilization Program in Preventing Muscle Weakness and Decreasing Psychiatric Disorders in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2021, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  10. Risk Factors of Patient-Related Safety Events during Active Mobilization for Intubated Patients in Intensive Care Units—A Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, June 2021, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI

  11. Personalisation of Therapies in COVID-19 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Using Electrical Impedance Tomography

    Article • The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2021, De Gruyter

    MD TORU KOTANI

  12. Determinants of gait independence after mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: a Japanese multicenter retrospective exploratory cohort study

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD TORU KOTANI

  13. Clinical implication of monitoring regional ventilation using electrical impedance tomography

    Article • Journal of Intensive Care, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    MD TORU KOTANI

  14. Excessive Extracellular ATP Desensitizes P2Y2 and P2X4 ATP Receptors Provoking Surfactant Impairment Ending in Ventilation-Induced Lung Injury

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2018, MDPI AG

    MD TORU KOTANI, Professor Gary F Nieman

  15. Risk Factors for the Mortality of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients Who Required Mechanical Ventilation: A Retrospective Case Series Study

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    MD TORU KOTANI