implementation of patient feedback is considered as a critical part of effective and efficient management in developed countries. the main objectives of this study were to assess patient satisfaction with the services provided in hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences, iran, identify areas of patient dissatisfaction, and find ways to improve patient satisfaction with hosp...

background: a suitable sedative status during gastro-enteric endoscopies results in better physicians’ approach and more stable view of internal organs. therefore, we evaluated the effect of ketamine for sedation in endoscopic procedures of adult patients.materials and methods: patients who were candidates for gastro-enteric endoscopy during the years 2014-2015 were included into the study and ...

conclusions iv bolus injection of propofol-ketamine can lead to more patients’ satisfaction than the other protocols during colonoscopy. results mean satisfaction scores in the group pk were significantly higher than the group pf (p = 0.005) while the level of sedation during the procedure was similar (p = 0.17). hemodynamic parameters and spo2 values were not significantly different (p > 0.05)...

background: because of airway stimulations during the bronchoscopy and lack of direct access to the airway, preferred method of anesthesia for rigid bronchoscopy is already controversial. in this study we compared inhalation anesthesia with total intravenous anesthesia (tiva) for rigid bronchoscopy. method and materials: 30 patients aged 2-6 years were chosen divided on two same groups. anesthe...

introduction & objective: there are three elements such as emotional, social and cognitive concepts in happiness. the first causes positive expression, the second causes expanded and positive social relations with the others and the last results the thought that interprets optimism-rating events. due to happiness role in health of body and spirit of students and also for limited studies in thes...

Background: Cataract is one of the most common eye diseases especially in children and adolescents in two age ranges, and many of these patients need to surgery throughout life. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of midazolam-ketamine and midazolam-fentanyl for sedation in adult cataract surgery. Methods: In this study, which was a case-control study, 80 pat...