concomitant coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg) in patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (mvr) has been shown to be an important risk factor for hospital mortality. we evaluated preoperative characteristics, postoperative complications, in-hospital mortality rate, and length of stay in hospital for patients undergoing concurrent cabg with mvr. preoperative and postoperative clinical da...

Objective: Constipation is one of the most common digestive problems in patients undergoing hemodialysis. It has a negative effect on quality of life in these patients. As routine treatments are not effective in this regard, complementary therapies may help to overcome this condition. This study aimed to investigate the effect of acupressure on constipation in patients undergoing hemodialysis. ...

background : children suffering from cancer always require pain relief and reduce anxiety when undergoing painful procedures. the aim of this study is to compare the effect of pethedine and ketamine administration in cancer-diagnosed children undergoing bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedures. subjects and methods : a randomized, double-blinded, crossover trial was carried out on 57 childr...

background: since increased lh in the early follicular phase in pcos patients especially in gnrh antagonist protocol could be associated with reduced oocyte quality and pregnancy and impared implantation. the current study was conducted to determine art outcomes in gnrh antagonist protocol (flexible) and long gnrh agonist protocol and compare them with adding gnrh antagonist in gnrh antagonist ...

background hypotension during spinal anesthesia is common and can lead to severe injuries and even death. administration of crystalloid fluids is advised to prevent occurrence of hypotension; however its effectiveness is still the matter of arguments. objectives this study was designed to compare the effects of ringer`s lactate and hydroxyethyl starch 6% on hemodynamic parameters after spinal a...

objectives: inflammation is a common complication in patients treated with hemodialysis and increasing in inflammatory factors such as c-reactive protein (crp) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in these patients. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral l- carnitine supplementation on serum crp concentration and fasting blood sugar (fbs) in...

objective: we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of celecoxib in reducing intrathecal morphine-induced pruritus in parturient undergoing cesarean section delivery under spinal anesthesia. materials and methods: in a randomized double-blind placebo controlled study 126 women undergoing elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia (0.5% bupivacaine 12mg plus 0.2 mg preservativefree morphine )wer...