AIM This study evaluated the clinical and economic outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients diagnosed with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections for the first time between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011 were included in this study. Demographic, clinical, and economic data were analyzed retrospectively. A cost coefficient (total cost/follow-up perio...

background there are different risk factors that affect the intensive care unit (icu) stay after cardiac surgery. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate possible risk factors influencing prolonged icu stay in a large referral hospital. patients and methods we conducted a case-control study to determinate causes of prolonged icu stay in 280 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery in ...

abstract background: primary immunodeficiency diseases (pid) are heterogeneous group of inherited disorders mainly characterized by recurrent infections leading to several times hospital admissions. the economic impact of pid is a challenging issue; therefore, this study was designed to determine the medical costs of hospitalizations in this group of patients as an indicator of the direct cost ...

Background and purpose: Fear of pain is one of the main reasons for refusing surgical hemorrhoidectomy among patients with hemorrhoids. This study investigated the effect of Diosmin on post-hemorrhoidectomy pain. Materials and methods: A single-blind randomized clinical trial was performed in 92 patients undergoing hemorrhoidectomy. They were randomly divided into two groups; the intervention ...

Background and Objectives: Patient readmission is an important criterion in performance evaluation of healthcare settings. Identifying the causes of the readmissions would help the policymakers in designing strategies for efficient management of health facilities. This stud aimed to explore factors contributing to readmission by sampling from an Iranian hospital. Methods: Clinical records of ...

Background: Inpatient therapy in dermatology offers a number of advantages in several ways i.e. careful monitoring of patients’ conditions, improvement of their skin lesions under the supervision of trained staff, absence of domestic pressure and increasing the quality of patients’ life index. The objective of this study was to describe the patterns of admission for patients with dermatological...

Background & Aims: Exposure Keratitis (EK) is a common problem in critically ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). We conducted exposure keratitis in mechanical ventilatory patients in the intensive care unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia for five years. Materials & Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, the records of the patients were taken from the medi...

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to reduce the risk of death and hospitalization in patients with advanced heart failure with left ventricular dysfunction. However, controversy remains regarding who would most benefit from CRT. We performed a meta-analysis, and meta-regression in an attempt to identify factors that determine the outcome after CRT. A total of 23 trials comp...

Background Asthma is the most common chronic airway disease in children. We aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin C supplementation on improving the asthma symptoms in children. Materials and Methods: In a double-blind clinical trial: sixty 2-12-year-old children hospitalized with the diagnosis of asthma attack in the Ghaem an...