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BACKGROUND Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is an association with a variety of benign and malignant etiologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate if malignant SVCS is a real medical emergency or if we are able to obtain a definite histological diagnosis before chemoradiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective case series study, we have evaluated epidemiological characteristi...

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the positive predictive value CT scan findings and clinical signs in choice management renal colic patients referred emergency department Imam Hospital Sari 2020-2021. Method: A cross-sectional performed on all with who were admitted Khomeini Hospital, 2021. 167 acute terms manifestations, laboratory findings, evaluated.Results: In present st...

nursing manpower plays a key role in the quality of care and health promotion. so considering efficient and qualified nursing units is necessary for any health care organization without which they can’t survive long. this study was aimed to estimate the nursing manpower required by the imam khomeini and razi hospitals affiliated with jundishapur university of medical sciences in accordance with...

BACKGROUND Baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat-containing 5 (BIRC5) gene is an inhibitor of apoptosis that expresses in human embryonic tissues but it is absent in most healthy adult tissues. The copy number of BIRC5 has been indicated to be highly increased in tumor tissues; however, its association with the age of onset in breast cancer is not well understood. METHODS Forty tumor tiss...

BACKGROUND GB virus C (GBV-C) is a flavivirus that was characterized in 1995. The prevalence of GBV-C RNA in HIV-infected subjects has not been previously studied in Iran and was therefore determined. METHODS We have investigated serum samples of 80 patients from Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran, whose HIV infection was confirmed in our laboratory by Western-blotting. We used nested-PCR t...

Convulsion is one of the most common problems in children and hypocalcemia is one the most frequent etiological items in children's convulsion. Corrected QT (QTc) in EKG is prolonged in hypocalcemia, so it can be a useful tool for evaluation of serum ionized calcium. In three groups (first seizure, multiple seizures, without seizure or control ) every 25 cases, QTc, serum ionized ca, total ca, ...

Impacts of H. pylori mixed-infection and heteroresistance on clinical outcomes Masoud Alebouyeh, Abbas Yadegar, Nastaran Farzi, Marzyieh Miri, Homayoon Zojaji, Somayeh Gharibi, Zeinab Fazeli, Naser Ebrahimi Daryani, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Mohammad Reza Zali Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University...

This study addresses maternal and foetal complications in pregnant women hospitalized for burn injuries in 2003-2008. It was a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out in pregnant women hospitalized in the burn ward of Imam- Khomeini Hospital, Iran, in 2003-2008 (burn injury rate, 1.88%, 39 cases; mean age, 23.51 ± 4.78 yr). The pregnant woman death rate was 66.7%: 26 patien...