About the Authors
- Hirotada Kittaka
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* E-mail: kittaka142@osaka-mishima.jp
Affiliation Department of Emergency, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
- Hiroshi Akimoto
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Affiliation Department of Emergency, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
- Hitoshi Takeshita
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Affiliation Department of Inspection, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
- Hiroyuki Funaoka
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Affiliation DS Pharma Biomedical CO., Ltd, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Hiroshi Hazui
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Affiliation Department of Emergency, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
- Masao Okamoto
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Affiliation Department of Emergency, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
- Hitoshi Kobata
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Affiliation Department of Emergency, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
- Yasuo Ohishi
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Affiliation Department of Emergency, Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Competing Interests
HF is employed by DS Pharma Biomedical Co., Ltd, which developed a kit for I-FABP and conducted the measurements of the serum I-FABP levels in the present study. However, there are no conflicts of interest between the authors' group and the company; therefore, the authors do not consider that this information alters the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies regarding the sharing of data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HK HA. Performed the experiments: HK HA HT MO YO. Analyzed the data: HK HH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HT HF. Wrote the paper: HK.