abstract background: intensive care unit is a center to provide comprehensive care for critically ill patients whose condition can be improved by receiving specialized care. the importance of accurate and rapid monitoring of patients at this precise moment is in recording patient data and its comparison with previous data. monitoring the patient by either devices or direct examination of the nu...

background: by increasing the survival of immature newborns, intravenous access methods, used to provide intravenous therapy, became more important. more attention has been recently paid on peripherally inserted central venous catheters in newborns, although it is yet unknown in iran. in this study, we tried to discover the barriers to spread the usage of peripherally inserted central venous ca...

abstract background: advancements in neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) science and technology have increased the survival rate of preterm infants. despite these advances, they are still facing with neurobehavioral problems. noise level in nicu is a potential source of stress for preterm infants. it should be decreased to the standard level as much as possible. the purpose of this study was to...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 crisis in family members of patients in intensive care unit following hospitalization make new needs for them. if these needs unmet, they will experience many stress and anxiety and their ability in coping would be decreased. this was a review article study. scientific database were searched and surveyed for collecting pap...

conclusions the present study was the first report on the isolation and identification of t. ptyseos from pif in iran. t. ptyseos are frequently present in various kinds of foods; therefore, further investigation on these samples is required. it is necessary to track the t. ptyseos in a wide variety of foods and individuals especially in immunocompromised people such as human immunodeficiency v...

the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-microbial resistance in intubated patients in intensive care unit (icu) of bahonar hospital in kerman province, iran during the year 2008. tracheal samples were obtained from 111 intubated patients in the icu by broncoalveolar lavage method. amikacin, ceftazidim and imipenem were used to evaluate antibiotic susceptibility. for de...

introduction:apache (acute physiologic and chronic health evaluation) score is a medical tool designed to measure the severity of disease for adult patients admitted to intensive care units (icu). however, it is designed based on the american patients’ data and is not well suited to be used for iranian people. in addition, iranian hospitals are not equipped with high dependency units which is r...

background & aim: with the implementation of incorrectly airway suctioning, many complications and risks can be followed. therefore, health care providers can expedite recovery of patients by increasing in quality of suction. this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of clinical audit process on the level of endotracheal tube suctioning skill in nurses and anesthesia technicians working i...

background & aim: pain is the main stressful factor in patients hospitalized in intensive care units(icu). non-pharmacological methods for pain relief are preferred by icu patients due to lack of considerable side effects. the present research aims to determine the effect of tens on pain intensity followed by surgery in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. setting of the study was bes...