Reza Goharani

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Emam Hossein Medical and Educational Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Once versus thrice daily colistin in critically ill patients with multi-drug resistant infections

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the procalcitonin (PCT) changes in two different high-dose colistin regimens in the treatment of multi-drug resistant MDR gram negative infections in ICU patients. Method: This is a prospective study of adult ICU patients with bacteremia and ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by MDR gram negative pathogens. Patients were assigned to t...

[ 2 ] - A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Clonidine Impact on Sedation of Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients

Clonidine has sedative and analgesic properties. Randomized studies examining these properties in mechanically ventilated ICU patients are scarce. This study was designed to assess the impact of clonidine on sedative agent use in mechanically ventilated patients.In a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study in a general ICU of a university medical center in Tehran, Iran, ...

[ 3 ] - Once versus thrice daily colistin in critically ill patients with multi-drug resistant infections

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the procalcitonin (PCT) changes in two different high-dose colistin regimens in the treatment of multi-drug resistant MDR gram negative infections in ICU patients. Method: This is a prospective study of adult ICU patients with bacteremia and ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by MDR gram negative pathogens. Patients were assigned to t...

[ 4 ] - A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Clonidine Impact on Sedation of Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients

Clonidine has sedative and analgesic properties. Randomized studies examining these properties in mechanically ventilated ICU patients are scarce. This study was designed to assess the impact of clonidine on sedative agent use in mechanically ventilated patients.In a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study in a general ICU of a university medical center in Tehran, Iran, ...

[ 5 ] - بررسی الگوی مصرف خون در بخشهای مراقبت های ویژه بیمارستان امام حسین (ع) در مقایسه با استانداردهای بین المللی طی سالهای 93-89

زمینه و هدف: تزریق خون به صورت گسترده برای بیماران بستری در بخش مراقبتهای ویژه مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد و پزشکان معمولا از غلظت هموگلوبین برای تصمیم گیری در مورد تزریق خون بهره می برند. در این راستا استراتژیهای مختلف تزریق خون از جمله تزریق خون آزاد (liberal) و محدود (restrictive) بر اساس آستانه غلظت هموگلوبین ارائه گردیده است. لذا با توجه به اهمیت تزریق خون در بخش مراقبتهای ویژه، مطالعه حاضر ...