北杜医学ジャーナル創刊の辞

 近年、医学関係の学術論文を学術誌に掲載するのが大変難しくなり、とりわけ臨床経験を基にした論文を世に出そうとすれば時間と経済的な負担が著者に大きくのしかかり、せっかくの実践に基づいた貴重な記録が人々の目に触れない恐れが出てきました。

 現在の論文評価基準では症例報告の価値は低く評価され、しかも臨床経験の少ない評者が論文の価値を評価する恐れがあり、一例一例の症例の評価が適切になされない危惧があります。

 このような危惧を除くため、在宅ホスピス研究所パリアンでは、機関誌北杜医学ジャーナルを創刊することにしました。このジャーナルの発行目的は在宅ホスピスの症例などを世に向けて発信することにあり、その趣旨に沿う論文は原則として採用したいと考えています。年一度の発行を予定していますが、集まった論文は編集委員会の合意の下、順次在宅ホスピス研究所パリアンのホームページで紹介したいと考えています。実際の症例を通して議論が深まり、あらたな客観的な研究につながっていけば幸いです。

 

  2025年10月吉日

  編集責任者  川越 厚(カワゴエ コウ)

  編集事務長  大西 康昭 (オオニシ ヤスアキ)

  編集人         松浦 志のぶ(マツウラ シノブ)

Hokuto Medical Journal (HMJ) Inaugural Address

  In recent years, it has become extremely difficult to publish medical articles in academic journals, especially those based on clinical experience, due to the time and financial burdens placed on authors.  Because of that, there is a fear that valuable records of practice may not be seen by the public. 

  Under the current criteria for evaluating papers, a case report is rated low, and there is a risk that a reviewer with little clinical experience may undervalue it, leading to failure to evaluate each case properly.

  To address such fears, the Home Hospice Research Institute Pallium has decided to publishe an official journal, the Hokuto Medical Journal. The purpose of this journal is to disseminate information on home hospice cases, etc., to the world, and we would like to accept papers that meet this purpose in principle.  We plan to issue the journal once a year and, with the agreement of the editorial board, and to post the collected papers on The Home Hospice Research Institute Pallium's website in due course.  We wish that the discussion will deepen through case studies and lead to new objective research.

 

October, 2025

Editor-in-Chief     Koh Kawagoe

Managing Editor  Yasuaki Onishi

Editor                   Shinobu Matsuura

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Significance of Long-Term Ultra-High-Dose Opioid Administration from the Perspective of Quality of Life   Koh Kawagoe, M.D., Shinobu Matsuura, Ph.D. , Izumi Kawagoe, M.D.
This is a report on a female patient with breast cancer who was aged 48 years at the first consultation at the Clinic Kawagoe and 56 years at the time of death. She was initially a regular outpatient at the clinic and received home hospice care in the form of home visits when she was unable to visit the clinic. The duration of maintenance was 2,645 days, and the patient died at home.
For 5 years during this period, the patient took a daily dose of 1,440 mg of oral extended-release oxycodone hydrochloride hydrate or OxyContin® to relieve respiratory distress, with no adverse effects affecting continued administration. Long-term ultra-high-dose administration of strong opioids is considered highly effective and safe for respiratory distress and pain relief in patients with incurable cancer when used strictly according to the rules of use. As a result, it significantly improves the patient's quality of life.
Significance of Long-Term Ultra-High-Dos
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