OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiology and pattern of emergency operating room workload in Nemazee hospital affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. METHODS All surgical emergency operations which were performed in Nemazee hospital, Shiraz, Iran were collected over twelve months (September 2007 to September 2008). The data obtained included indications, presenting...

introduction: in iran health insurance is a significant tool in healthcare costs, financing health care and equal access to health services for people. problems between hospitals and insurance organizations impose extra cost to the patient, leading to financial losses they will infringe upon the rights of patients. this study aimed to determine the issues between hospitals and basic insurance o...

Shiraz Faculty of Medicine was officially inaugurated in 1952. Indeed, it replaced the former "Medical Auxiliary Training School" (Amouzeshgah-e Alee Behdari Shiraz) that was founded in 1946. The school was intended to run a four-year course, the so-called Behdar training. The graduates of the Medical Auxiliary Training School were allowed to work only in small areas with population of less tha...

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Ophthalmology, Student Research Committiee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Research Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences,...

The purpose of the current study was to assess the rate of substance use in patients with medical diseases who were admitted to different wards at Shiraz hospitals affiliated to the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Data were gathered from 600 randomly selected patients by a structured interview that included DSM-IV criteria for substance dependency. The mean ages for men and women were 45...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Coronary angiography is the most accurate and standard method for investigating the anatomic status and blood supply to the heart tissue; however, this method has been overused during the past decade. The present study aimed to investigate the appropriateness of coronary angiography in the patients referred to the selected hospital clinics in Shiraz, Iran. METHODS Th...

BACKGROUND Congenital toxoplasmosis is associated with variable complications including encephalitis, microcephaly, hydrocephaly, hepatitis, lymphadenopathy and even intrauterine death. Presence of Toxoplasma gondii in human placenta may induce congenital infection. The aim of this study was to determine the genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii infection in human spontaneous aborted fetuses in Shiraz...

Background: Acute obstruction of the colon continues to be a lethal disease with little improvement in the mortality rate over the past 50 years. So, this study was undertaken to define the causes of colon obstruction and their probable changes after years. Methods: From 1979 to 2004, all records of patients with definite diagnosis of intestinal obstruction at all hospitals affiliated to Shiraz...

Z. GHADAMPOUR, N. TALEBBEYDOKHTI, M. R. HASHEMI, A. H. NIKSERESHT AND S. P. NEILL Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shiraz University, I. R. of Iran Email: [email protected] Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Research and Sustainable Development Center, Shiraz University, I. R. of Iran Dept. of Water Engineering, Shiraz University, I. R. of Iran; S...

DOI: 10.5812/jjm.8561 Published Online 2013 July 01. Review Article Mycotic Keratitis, a State-of-the-Art Review Parisa Badiee 1, * 1 Prof. Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran *Corresponding author: Parisa Badiee, Prof. Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Nemazi Hospital, Zand Ave, Shiraz, IR Iran, Postal Code 71937113...