ArticleCase reports in nephrology2026
Indirect Disaster-Related Deaths Among Hemodialysis Patients Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident.
Article in Case reports in nephrology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Indirect Disaster-Related Deaths Among Hemodialysis Patients Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident.Case reports in nephrology · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
21 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction: Disaster-related deaths (DRDs) are indirect fatalities caused by physical or psychological stress during evacuation. Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) face increased vulnerability during disasters due to reduced dialysis frequency, elevated mental stress, and limited access to medical resources. Although their risk is heightened, detailed analyses of DRDs in HD patients remain sparse. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed 13 HD-related DRD cases in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. A total of 520 DRDs were certified in the city. Data from local government records were extracted, focusing on time of death, causes of death, and psychiatric symptoms. Results: The mean age (± standard deviation) at death for HD patients was 77.92 (±8.37) years, which was younger than the mean age (± standard deviation) of 82.81 (±11.97) years among non-HD individuals (Welch's Discussion: This case series illustrates the severe impact of disruptions in medical care and the stress of repeated evacuations. Challenges include insufficient continuity of care and prolonged psychological distress, particularly during the chronic disaster phase. Our findings suggest that ensuring uninterrupted HD and providing long-term psychological support may be essential to mitigating DRDs in this population.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.