Background and Objective: Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation can be achieved through both direct and video laryngoscopy. As video laryngoscopy complications still remain unknown among the elderly, this study was emerged to grasp the idea on the complications of two aforementioned methods among the elderly. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 60 patients over 65 years who h...

  Background & Aim: Vascular events and strokes are third leading causes of death worldwide. There are also major causes of human morbidity. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are proposed to patients with stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine effect of foot reflexology, as a non-pharmacological procedure, on systolic and diastolic blood pressures in patient...

Introduction and purpose: Hypertension is an important risk factor for coronary heart diseases and the most common cause of stroke and renal failure in the elderly. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in the elderly of Bahar city in the province of Hamadan. Materials and Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was co...

Background and purpose: Candidates for cataract surgery have high anxiety and worry for various reasons which may cause changes in their hemodynamic parameters. Maintaining hemodynamic stability during anesthesia and surgery is very important. This study aimed at comparing the effects of listening to nature sounds and lavender inhalation on hemodynamic parameters in patients undergoing cataract...

Background : Diabetes mellitus is one of the prevalence metabolic disorders in the worldwide. Studies have shown that fruits, vegetables and drinks that are rich in phenolic and antioxidants components may reduce cardiovascular and diabetes diseases. One of these fruits is Pomegranate that is rich in phelavonoid. Therefore, this study was designed to determine pomegranate juice effect on fast b...

Background and purpose : Respirators (respiratory protective equipments) are widely used, but many of their health impacts, especially cardiovascular effects, have not been determined. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of using respirators on heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Materials and methods : This interventional study was undertaken on 40 healthy 2...