introduction: the purpose of this study was to determine the in vitro antimicrobial ability against entrococcus (e.) faecalis of triple antibiotic paste and its components compared with calcium hydroxide mixtures . materials and methods: an agar well diffusion assay and mic method were used to determine the efficacy of the experimental medicaments in removing e. faecalis. medicaments were divid...

conclusions it seems that there is no difference in the use of heparinized and normal saline solutions to prevent catheter occlusion of arterial and central venous pressure. patients and methods in the current randomized controlled trial, 100 patients, with an age range of 18 - 65 years of valve and coronary artery surgery were studied in rajaie heart center, tehran, iran. patients were randomi...

background: tick and tenacious secretions is one of the problems in suctioning and the instillation of normal saline in airways is one of the ways for removing pulmonary secretions. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of endotracheal suctioning using or not using normal saline on respiratory physiologic parameters in open heart surgery patients. methods: this study was a one-group...