background: lumbar puncture test is one of the most stressful diagnostic procedures in pediatric ward that its prescription put mothers under extreme pressure. there are limited interventions in this regard. aim: determining the impact of supportive educational program on the anxiety of mothers whose children are undergoing lumbar puncture (lp). method: the present study is a randomized control...

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Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) associated with distal congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a well-known entity. We encountered three patients of EA/TEF associated with long and unusual CES.

background: spinal anesthesia is usually applied for urologic surgeries. postdural puncture headache (pdph) is among common complications which has not been reduced during last years despite all advances in the field of medicine. therapeutic effects of conventional therapy (paracetamol and novaphen) are being compared to intravenous meperidine in patients suffering from pdph. methods: one hundr...

post spinal puncture headache (psph) is a well known complication of spinal anesthesia. it occurs after spinal anesthesia induction due to dural and arachnoid puncture and has a significant effect on the patient’s postoperative well being. this manuscript is based on an observational study that runs on babol university of medical sciences and review of literatures about current concepts about t...