Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam

Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Toxic Agents Responsible for Acute Poisonings Treated at Four Medical Settings in Iran during 2012-2013: A Report from Iran's National Drug and Poison Information Center

Background: Acute poisoning has been reported to be the most common reason for hospitalization in Iran. This study was designed to delineate the toxic agents responsible for acute poisonings in Iran by reviewing poisoning cases treated at four major referral hospitals for treatment of poisoning across the country. Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study on poisoned patients treated...

[ 2 ] - Methadone Related Poisoning on the Rise in Tehran, Iran

Background: In Iran, methadone has been used for methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) as well as analgesic treatment in pain clinics. Recently, there are some reports regarding accidental and intentional methadone poisonings and deaths. The aim of this study was to evaluate the trend of methadone poisonings and deaths during a 10-year period in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This was a retrospective c...

[ 3 ] - A Study on the Variety of Pesticide Poisonings in Hamedan (West Iran) in Dec 2007to Dec2008

Introduction: Pesticide poisoning is an important cause of worldwide mortality, especially in developing countries. Due to the fact that, Hamadan (a province in the west of Iran) is an agricultural area, every year some people are poisoned by these products. Material & methods: This prospective & cross-sectional study was designed to analyze the various causes of pesticide poisoning in pati...

[ 4 ] - بررسی یک‌ساله مسمومین بستری در بیمارستان لقمان تهران در سال 1383

چکیده زمینه و هدف: در ایران مرکزی که اطلاعات مسمومین سراسر کشور را جمع آوری نماید وجود ندارد. سرویس مسمومین بیمارستان لقمان تهران تنها مرکز دانشگاهی تهران بزرگ است که با قدمتی بیش از شصت سال به پذیرش بیماران مسموم می‌پردازد و اکثر بیماران مسموم تهران به آن ارجاع می‌گردند. هدف این مطالعه نشان دادن اپیدمیولوژی مسمومیت‌ها بر اساس طبقه‌بندی بین‌المللی بیماری‌ها (ICD10) در این مرکز به عنوان الگوی...

[ 5 ] - گزارش یک مورد حامل بدنی تریاک (Body Packer) و درمان موفقیت‌آمیز وی

Au unknown 55 years old man with loss of consciousness, bradypnea, cyanosis and miotic pupil was referred to hospital from a bus terminal. Neurological examination revealed no lateralized sign and acrocyanosis was positive. A short time after administration of hypertonic glucose and naloxone, he had seizure, hypotension and apnea, therefore, he underwent intubation and mechanical ventilation. P...

[ 6 ] - بررسی یک ساله مسمومیت های نوجوانان و بالغین بستری در بیمارستان لقمان حکیم تهران در سال 1384

سابقه و هدف: در ایران، مرکزی که اطلاعات مسمومین سراسر کشور را جمع آوری نماید وجود ندارد. سرویس مسمومین بیمارستان لقمان تهران تنها مرکز دانشگاهی تهران بزرگ با قدمتی بیش از شصت و پنج سال به پذیرش بیماران مسموم پرداخته و اکثر بیماران مسموم تهران به آن ارجاع داده می شوند. هدف این مطالعه نشان دادن اپیدمیولوژی مسمومیت ها در این مرکز به عنوان الگوی تهران بزرگ در سال 1384 است. مواد و روش ها: این مطالعه...

[ 7 ] - A Challenge between Central Nervous System Infection and Lead Toxicity: Opioid Case Reports from Iran

Although lead pollution has long been known as a cause of poisoning, it has remained a challenge to reliably diagnose it due to its common symptoms in various diseases. In this article, we report two cases of acute loss of consciousness due to the ingestion of opium-contaminated with lead. The reported cases share patterns of symptoms similar to meningitis and encephalitis which are usual etiol...