BACKGROUND Toxoplasmosis is a common parasitic disease. There is likelihood of exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in blood donors during the periods of life. Currently, laboratory screening of blood donors for T. gondii is not routinely available. The objectives of this review were to study the effects of T. gondii on blood safety and to approach for risk reduction in blood recipients. METHODS A l...

Context: This study aimed to provide an overview of cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) training methods for nurses in Iran and introduce some innovations using improve nurses’ knowledge skills clinical settings. Cardiac arrest is one the most common causes death worldwide. Evidence shows that despite support improving treating cardiac recent years, overall survival rate after it stil...

Introduction: Mothers of preterm infants, as the primary caregiver, need to learn more about their infants and complex environment neonatal intensive care. This study aimed develop evaluate educational module for mothers premature admitted care unit (NICU) in Iran.Method: The online databases (SID, Magiran, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Elsevier, Scopus) were accessed from 2009 2019, u...

BACKGROUND Recently there is a focus on the antioxidants as adjuvant treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most endocrinopathy in reproductive age women. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is answer to the question whether antioxidants are effective for managing of hormonal and metabolic problems in women with PCOS based on first degree evidences from Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Nowadays, for quality improvement, measuring patient safety culture (PSC) in healthcare organizations is being increasingly used. The aim of this study was to clarify PSC status in Iranian hospitals using a meta-analysis method. METHODS Six databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Magiran, SID and IranMedex using the search terms including patient ...

OBJECTIVE Febrile seizure (FS) as the most common form of seizures in childhood, affects 2-5% of all children across the world. The present study reviews available reports on FS recurrence frequency and evaluates its associated risk factors in Iran. METHODS WE SEARCHED THE PERSIAN DATABASE SUCH AS: SID, MagIran, Medlip, Irandoc, Iranmedex as well as English databases PubMed, ISI, and Scopus. ...

Article type: Review Article Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus is the most common chronic metabolic disorder in children. Celiac disease or gluten-sensitive enteropathy is a genetic and autoimmune disease which results from immune reaction to gluten. Therefore like type 1 diabetes mellitus, celiac disease is triggered by an environmental exposure in genetically susceptible individuals. The aim of this s...

BACKGROUND Malaria is the most important transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI) in worldwide after viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The main objective of the present study was to review and evaluate the transmission of malaria via blood transfusion in Iran. METHODS A literature search was done without time limitation in the electronic databases as follows: Pu...

BACKGROUND Discharge against Medical Advice (DAMA) is a problem for hospitals which may result in increasing readmissions, morbidities, inabilities, deaths and health care costs. This study, aimed to investigate the rate and causes of DAMA in Iranian hospitals. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted in 2014. Required data were collected through searching for key wor...

BACKGROUND It is necessary to identify unidentified or less- concentrated issues in women's health dimension through an extended study. This study is done to identify different dimensions of women's health among qualitative research. METHOD The present meta-synthesis study is done through a systematic review. The main criteria were to use qualitative studies issued in the same language and re...