Background: Mucositis is one of the most important complications radiotherapy. Some factors such as type treatment and degree patient sensitivity affect mucositis occurrence. Objective: This research was implemented to evaluate effect grape seed extract on radiation-induced mucositis. Methods: a double-blinded randomized clinical trial 78 patients undergoing head neck radiotherapy in oncology w...

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and subsequent end-stage renal (ESRD) are public health problems worldwide, their prevalence is increasing worldwide. Abnormalities in calcium phosphorus common that need to be considered alongside other important factors when choosing a dialysis method. Hence, the present study aimed assess compare homeostasis ESRD patients on hemodialysis peritoneal ...

Introduction: Food quality in hospitals plays a key role in the integrated program for the improvement of nutritional care in hospitals. Providing appropriate nutrition programs in the hospital setting is particularly challenging due to the diverse dietary needs of patients. The present study aimed to determine the influential factors in the satisfaction of patients with the food service in the...

introduction: gastroesophageal reflux (ger) is the most common esophageal disorder, which occurs at all ages. ger is defined as the passage of gastric contents into the esophagus. ger disease (gerd), which is a long-term complication, is a common pediatric problem. clinical manifestations of gerd in infants include regurgitation, irritability, choking, gagging, vomiting, poor weight gain, and r...

introduction: gastroesophageal reflux (ger) is the most common of esophageal disorder in all ages.  ger defined as passage of gastric contents into the esophagus, and ger disease (gerd), (symptoms or complications of ger), are common pediatric problems. clinical manifestations of gerd in infants include regurgitation, irritability, choking, gagging vomiting, poor weight gain and respiratory dis...

Background Neonatal mortality rate is one of the main indicators of health care systems in each country. The first step in improving the level of these indicators is to identify the causes of neonatal dead and its related factors. In this study, the causes of neonatal mortality and its related factors in neonatal intensive care unit at Imam Reza hospital were investigated. Materials and Method...

INTRODUCTION The long-term use of immunosuppressive agents for prevention of allograft rejection increases the risk of malignancy approximately 100 times as high as that in the general population and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a relatively common malignancy after kidney transplantation. The aim of present study was to investigate the frequency of KS in patients with kidney transplantation in 20 y...