introduction:  treatment of rapid ventricular response arterial fibrillation (rapid af) varies depending on the decision of the in-charge physician, condition of the patient, availability of the drug, and the treatment protocol of the hospital. the present study was designed aiming to compare iv digoxin and amiodarone in controlling the heart rate of patients presenting to emergency department ...

clinical laboratory results play an important role in helping physicians in diagnosis and treatment. in view of the direct effect of the working methods on the quality of data in the laboratory, quality control of data and results in the biochemistry ward of laboratory includes taking into account all the factors and variables relating to all the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical s...

objective: this study aimed to determine the association of cardiac risk factors and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (ami) in emergency department (ed) patients with non-diagnostic ecg changes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in the ed of imam hossein hospital during a period of one year. in this study, patients with symptoms suggestive of ami including chest pain, dys...

introduction: aim of current study is determination of optimal number of nurses in the emergency department of shiraz ali asghar hospital. method: current study is an applied study and belongs to operational research (or) studies. the population has been studied in this research, includes records of referred patients to the emergency department of hospital in 2008. sampling was performed in the...

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Objective:  Patient satisfaction is one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of emergency services and health care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction in the emergency department (ED)...