drug-drug interactions (ddis) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. this study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (pdi) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (post-ccu) of a teaching hospital in tehran, iran.in this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...

INTRODUCTION Previous research has suggested that deterioration in oral health can occur following hospitalisation. The impact of such deterioration could increase the risk of oral disease, reduce quality of life and increase the potential for healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) such as healthcare-associated pneumonia (HAP). However, the strength of the evidence is limited by, amongst other...

BACKGROUND Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema can have important benefits in acute cardiac care. However, coronary care units are usually not equipped and their personnel not adequately trained for applying CPAP with mechanical ventilators. Therefore we investigated in the coronary care unit setting the feasibility and outcome of the simpl...

Background : One of the indices of health care development is the use of HIS, but it is not supporting the nursing process as a scientific method. So, this study was done in order to optimize Hospital Information System (HIS) in cardiac care unit with the approach of “nursing care using scientific method”. Materials and Methods: This study is a part of a participatory action research which w...

BACKGROUND Hospital palliative care programs provide high-quality, comprehensive care for seriously ill patients and their families. OBJECTIVE To examine geographic variation in patient and medical trainee access to hospital palliative care and to examine predictors of these programs. METHODS Primary and secondary analyses of national survey and census data. Hospital data including hospital...

Acute myocardial infarction is the single most common cause of death for both women and men in Sweden. Great efforts have, over the years, been made to improve immediate treatment and care of acute coronary syndromes. Through fast and efficient chest pain care we know that we can minimize myocardial damage and improve outcome and prognosis. In this thesis we have focused on the early chain of c...

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. This study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (PDI) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (Post-CCU) of a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran.In this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...

OBJECTIVE To examine the traditional risk factors and biochemical profile of patients with established CAD (coronary artery disease), and compare the trends of these in specified age groups of different populations as depicted in various studies. METHODOLOGY All consecutive patients below 45 years of age, having classical history of Ischemic heart disease and also having definite ECG changes ...