Background: One of the dimensions of healthcare quality is providing care without delay, in a timely manner and without a long waiting time. The aim of this study was evaluating the average waiting time for an emergency medicine specialist visit in an emergency department. Methods: The present study is an applied cross-sectional study. The study population was traffic accident victim's records...

Abstract Background and purpose: To determine the effect of intrasphincteric botulinum toxin injection to treat internal anal sphincter achalasia. Materials and methods: Twenty patients (11 boys, average age 4.95± 2.47 years) with definite diagnosis of internal anal sphincter achalasia received 20 units of botulinum toxin injection in 4 points of the internal anal sphincter (totally 80 unit...

Introuduction and pourpse  : relan failure and hemodialysisi are common treatment in choronic disease. One of the problems that have been reported in patients to this patients is level adherence to treatment . The aim of this study was to determine the status of adherence to treatment and dialysis adequacy in hemodialysis patients referred to dialysis centers Hajar hospital of Shahrekord. ...

In this study we have selected in a simple random sampling, 391 diabetic women, among diabetic patients, who were attending to center of diabetes control in Yazd city in 1993. The patients were investigated in view of: Average of (age of marriage, number of marriage, age of the first pregnancy, number of pregnancies, the last fasting blood sugar), frequency and average of (early labours, alive ...

Background: Acquired paralysis of the diaphragm is a condition caused by trauma, surgical injuries, (lung cancer surgery, esophageal surgery, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery), and is sometimes of an unknown etiology. It can lead to dyspnea and can affect ventilatory function and patients activity. Diaphragmatic plication is a treatment method which decreases inconsistent function of diaphragm...