background and aim: the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological features of colorectal cancer in imam reza hospital in kermanshah, iran, in a five-year period. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study included all the patients (n=167) admitted to imam reza hospital in kermanshah over a five-year period, diagnosed with colorectal cancer through performing colonoscopy an...

background: addiction, especially addiction quitting, has been the main problem of health systems of many countries in recent years. high percentage of addiction recurrence (more than 80%) indicates that the nature and therapeutic method of addiction have not been recognized and it demands more efforts in this field. thus, the present study was conducted with an aim to examine the effect of ban...

conclusions the high prevalence of quinolone resistance genes, which indicates antibiotic resistance, in the imam reza hospital of mashhad is a major concern. hence, the antibiotics prescription policy should be revised, and infection control measures should be improved. results eighty-six (43%) isolates were ciprofloxacin-resistant. the pct identified 85 (42.5%) of 200 e. coli isolates as esbl...

1Department of Pediatric Gastroentrology, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4Department of ...

b ackground: in recent decades, extended spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) producing bacteria have increased worldwide. the most important causative agents of nosocomial infections throughout the world, escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniae as main esbl-producing bacteria are so highly regarded. trends  in  the  treatment  of  infections  by such  bacteria  have  led  to  a  global concern. t...

background: nowadays, many organizations such as hospitals have realized that utilization of quality management models and systems is the best way for them to compete, survive and develop. therefore, 5s (sorting, straightening, systematic cleaning, standardizing, and sustaining) model was implemented in three units of imam reza hospital (kermanshah, iran) including medical records, nutrition, a...