the effect of lavender aromatherapy program on the pain intensity of patients with aml undergoing chemotherapy     babashahikohanestani f [1] , ahmadi f [2] *, memarian r [3]     received: 30 jan , 2013 accepted: 14 apr , 2013     abstract   background & aims : the painis the most common problem in patients undergoing chemotherapy. nurses have the key role to determine and control signs and sym...

conclusions dexamethasone 8mg is a better anti-emetic agent than metoclopramide for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. objectives this study evaluates the prophylactic anti-emetic effect of dexamethasone in comparison with metoclopramide and placebo for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing elective lapa...

background the mammograms and papanicolaou (pap) test of women aged 25 to 64 years are iran’s national strategy for breast and cervical cancer screening, respectively. widespread primary care services are supplied through a network of primary health centers; nonetheless, little is known about breast and cervical cancer screening-related practices among healthcare workers in hospitals. objective...

Proper education and notification of patients undergoing heart valve replacement is of paramount importance. The past decade has witnessed a growing interest in the use of modern, advanced technologies in medicine and patient education. This study aimed to introduce an education-notification application for patients undergoing heart valve replacement. Research was carried out in two phases of s...

Background and Purpose: Preoperative fast is the essential part of preoperative care for those patients who are candidates for elective surgery. Fast prolongation results in side effects such as: sweating, irritability, decrease in blood sugar and restlessness. Despite the noticeable changes in fasting guidelines and their application in many countries, it seems that in Iran, these rules are no...

conclusions systemic arterial leukocyte filtration reduces the intubation time but has no other beneficial effect on the outcome of patients undergoing cabg or valve surgery. results the postoperative intubation time was significantly shorter in patients with leukocyte filters (0.014). there was no significant difference between two groups regarding other outcome relatedvariables. patients and ...

Introduction: Elective upper and lower GI endoscopy is usually performed in children on an outpatient basis with the child under sedation or general anesthesia (GA). The objective of this study was to describe Anesthesia related complications in   children undergoing elective GI endoscopy.   Materials and Methods: The study design was descriptive on 1388 patients undergoing elective GI endoscop...

introduction: elective upper and lower gi endoscopy is usually performed in children on an outpatient basis with the child under sedation or general anesthesia (ga). the objective of this study was to describe anesthesia related complications in   children undergoing elective gi endoscopy.   materials and methods: the study design was descriptive on 1388 patients undergoing elective gi endoscop...