Regular consumption of vitamin D doses can improve heart function in patients with heart failure. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D on the recovery process of neonates, infants, and children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) following reconstructive cardiac surgery. Materials and Methods: In this sing...

proximity of the vagus nerve to a patent ductus arteriosus (pda) can cause traction or entrapment of vagus nerve during surgical closure of the in rare occasions. this can lead to a life threatening postoperative bradycardia. herein, we report a case of bradycardia caused by unexpected irritation of the vagal trunk by the end of operation. the patient was managed by re-opening the chest, lung r...

Four brands of ventilator used for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the home were assessed to determine their performance on a patient simulator. We tested the tidal volume (VT) preset Companion 2801 (Puritan Bennett), minute volume preset Monnal D (Taema), and two pressure preset ventilators, the Nippy (Friday Medical) and the Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) (Respironics)....

Acute renal failure (ARF) is a condition that may occurs in susceptible postoperative patients. The incidence of ARF reaches 30?60% and it more after major surgery (e.g., laparotomy, heart surgery). It often caused by hypovolemia, hypoperfusion, systemic inflammation. Laparotomy complex operation can lead to complications including ARF, acute pulmonary edema, sepsis, increased morbidity mortali...

background and objectives: the weaning procedure of mechanical ventilation in many patients is a difficult and long process and increases the time of mechanical ventilation. there are numerous ways to achieve this goal. one common way is using cpap-ventilator. considering the lower price of blender-humidifier compared to cpapof ventilator and the limited number of studies in this field, this st...

abstract background: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is a common side effect in patients with an endotracheal tube. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of an upper respiratory care program on the incidence of vap in mechanically ventilated patients. materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 62 patients with endotracheal tube were selected and randomly allocated to intervention or...