Iraj Aghaei

Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

[ 1 ] - Determining the Frequency of Defensive Medicine Among General Practitioners in Southeast Iran

Background Defensive medicine prompts physicians not to admit high-risk patients who need intensive care. This phenomenon not only decreases the quality of healthcare services, but also wastes scarce health resources. Defensive medicine occurs in negative and positive forms. Hence, the present study aimed to determine frequency of positive and negative defensive medicine behaviors and their und...

[ 2 ] - Prevalence of Enuresis and its Related Factors among Children in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Introduction: Enuresis is the second most common disorder among children after allergic disorders. According to the results of previous studies, different estimates of enuresis prevalence and its related factors have been reported. Combining the results of these studies is valuable. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of enuresis and its related factors among Iranian children.Materials a...

[ 3 ] - Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker losartan attenuates locomotor, anxiety-like behavior and passive avoidance learning deficits in a sub-chronic stress model

Objective(s): Stress alters sensory and cognitive function in humans and animals. Angiotensin (AT) receptors have demonstrated well-established interactions in sets of physiological phenomena. AT1 receptors can play a part in stress-induced activation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis; besides angiotensinergic neurotransmission plays a pivotal role in stress-evoked physiological resp...

[ 4 ] - قدرت پیش بینی کنندگی مرگ ومیر ابزارهای GAPو MGAP در بیماران با ترومای متعدد

Background and purpose: Trauma scoring systems help physicians and nurses in recognizing the severity of trauma and its management. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the predictive ability of mortality rates of two trauma scoring systems (MGAP and GAP) in multiple trauma patients. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, we used the data available in electro...

[ 5 ] - بررسی تأثیر دو روش آموزشی سخنرانی و کارگاه بر افزایش سطح آگاهی پزشکان عمومی شرکت کننده در برنامه آموزش مداوم شهر کرمانشاه

  مقدمه: بسیاری از کشورها در جستجوی آموزش‌های موثر جهت کاهش هزینه ­ های خدمات بهداشتی - درمانی و پرکردن شکاف میان علم و عمل هستند. لذا هدف از این مطالعه، مقایسه کارایی برنامه آموزش مداوم به دو روش کارگاهی و سخنرانی بر ارتقاء آگاهی پزشکان عمومی شهر کرمانشاه می‌باشد.   روش ­ ها : در این مطالعه، 86 پزشک عمومی که در دوره­های آموزش مداوم در زمینه عفونت‌های تنفسی شرکت کرده بودند، انتخاب، و به روش تصا...

[ 6 ] - Ischemic Postconditioning Attenuates Bilateral Renal Ischemia-Induced Cognitive Impairments

Background and aim: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of kidney failure with high mortality which leads to brain dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protective effect of ischemic postconditioning (IPo) against brain dysfunction induced by bilateral renal ischemia (BRI). Materials and methods: Male Wistar rats underwent BRI, sham or IPo surgery ...