conclusions both the lukewarm-water-soaked gauze and the hot pack techniques had significant effects on postoperative urinary retention and significantly reduced the need for urinary catheterization. using these two simple and cost-effective techniques for managing postoperative urinary retention is recommended. results respectively, 59.5%, 71.4%, and 7.1% of patients in the hot pack, the soake...

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined as a failure in renal function leading to insufficiency of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. Thus, sensitive biomarkers of renal tubular injury are needed to detect AKI earlier. In this study, urinary beta 2-microglobulin (β2-MG) and urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) were evaluated for AKI prognosis/diagnosis in pediatric patients suffe...

in order to determine the frequency rate of urinary stress incontinence (s.i) after delivery and related factors a longitudinal study carried on primiparous women in arash hospital in 1379. through a non probability sampling, 400 eligible women were recruited from available population. patient with complain of urinary stress incontinence on third day after delivery, were examined and undergone ...

opium use is one of the most common forms of substance abuse in iran and there are some evidence indicating it is a risk factor of transitional cell carcinoma (tcc) of the urinary bladder. the majority of opium users are also cigarette smokers, so consideration of the high prevalence of smoking which is the most important risk factor of tcc of the urinary bladder among opium users is essential ...

fungal elements of urinary tract were investigated in two groups of the individuals, either with major underlying illnesses, or without any diseases. diabetes mellitus was recognized as the most important underlying diseases in this study and candida glabrata was the commonest species occurring in high numbers in urine specimens of debilitated patients.

introduction: fasting is considered as one of the most important practices of islam, and according to prophet mohammad, fasting is obligatory upon muslims. the aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of fasting on urinary stones. materials and methods:very few studies have been carried out on urinary stones and the effect of ramadan fasting. the sources of the present study are medline and...

introduction: women are very susceptible to urinary tract infections and pregnancy raises the risk of urinary tract infection. in general, little information on the risk factors of urinary tract infection in pregnancy is underway. urinary tract infection in pregnancy is an important risk factor for pregnancy dire consequences. the purpose of this study is to find risk factors associated with ur...