results there were 80 successful and 44 unsuccessful as well as 72 successful and 8 unsuccessful weaning cases in the first and second phase of the study, respectively. the area under the roc curves for iwi was 0.967, with standard error of 0.020, 95% confidence interval of 0.899 to 0.993 and significance level of p = 0.001, se = 94.59, sp = 66.67, ppv = 97.22, npv = 50, da = 92.5 and likelihoo...

background with the increase of x-ray use for medical diagnostic purposes, knowing the given doses is necessary in patients for comparison with reference levels. the concept of reference doses or diagnostic reference levels (drls) has been developed as a practical aid in the optimization of patient protection in diagnostic radiology. objectives to assess the radiation doses to neonates from dia...

background and objectives: carbapenem resistant a. baumannii is an emerging cause of nosocomial infections. the aims of this study were identification of the most prevalent of carbapenem resistant genes, molecular typing and antimicrobial evaluation of a.baumannii in intensive care units. materials and methods: two hundred and six a. baumannii were isolated from tracheal tube discharge of hospi...

background: nosocomial infections constitute a global health problem, leading to a high rate of morbidity and mortality. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nosocomial infections in eduâ­cational hospitals of hamadan, western iran. methods: during a 1-year period from april 2006 to march 2007, all patients with culâ­ture-proven nosocomia...

background: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is a type of nosocomial pneumonia which develops more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation. early recognition and treatment of vap is important, since timely and appropriate management can be lifesaving. objectives: this study aimed to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of microorganisms causing vap in the intensive care u...

background and purpose: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (apache ii) is a scoring system that describes and predicts the severity of acute illness in patients admitted in intensive care units. its application is helpful in therapeutic monitoring methods, comparing the effectiveness of treatments and the decision to change the treatment, and comparing the performance and quality of...

background candiduria is a rising condition among hospitalized patients and candida albicans is the most common recovered agent. however, non-albicans candida species (nacs) such as c. glabrata, c. krusei, c. parapsilosis, and c. tropicalis are also important. although most candida species especially c. albicans are sensitive to routinely used antifungals, an increasing trend in resistance has ...

conclusions these results show that maturity and birth weight are related to a decrease in the risk of developing a candidiasis infection. objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the rate, risk factors, and sources of colonization in low birth weight (lbw) and very low birth weight (vlbw) infants in an nicu. patients and methods all cases were classified in to 1 of 2 groups: lbw a...

background and aim: patients’ hospitalization is associated with family members’ anxiety. fulfilling family members’ needs such as providing them with information and helping them have physical contacts with their patients can alleviate their anxiety. this study was conducted to investigate the impacts of family members’ supportive presence in a neurological intensive care unit on their anxiety...