background: caustics produce one of the most serious complications of poisonings. this research was aimed to study demographical, clinical and endoscopic findings in patients with corrosive injury. methods: in a retrospective survey, all records of the patients who had been admitted to razi and 17th shahrivar hospital in rasht city due to the ingestion of caustic agents during 2002-2009 and end...

background: acetaminophen is widely used as an analgesic and antipyretic drug and it is a frequent cause of acute drug poisoning.this study was carried out to investigate the demographic information and clinical and laboratory findings in acetaminophen poisoning patients referred to “17 shahrivar” and “razi” educational hospitals, rasht. methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study, 125...

abstract introduction: frequency of tramadol intoxication is increasing as a result of its use as a drug for suppression of withdrawal symptoms by opioids abusers and its wide accessibility of this drug. tramadol intoxication can lead to death and, therefore, early identification of its clinical manifestations is crucial since early detection of the intoxication and its treatment could improve ...

INTRODUCTION Patients' satisfaction (PS) is one of the important indicators of emergency care quality and outcomes of health care services. Some researchers believe that improve the work processes and hospital quality are not possible without caring to comments, requirements, expectations, and satisfaction of patients. The percent study was aimed to assess the emergency department (ED) PS of Po...

BACKGROUND Nowadays the importance of oral health to life quality is not obvious to anyone in our world. Oral lesions can interfere with daily social activities in involved patients through impacts on mastication, swallowing and speech and symptoms like xerostomia, halitosis or dysesthesia. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence and types of oral lesions in a general population in Rasht, Norther...

BACKGROUND Health maintenance and promotion are the fundamental prerequisites to community development. The best time for establishing healthy lifestyle habits is during adolescence. OBJECTIVES Due to importance of health promotion behaviors in adolescents, this study was conducted to investigate health-promoting behaviors and its associated factors among high school students in Rasht, Iran. ...

OBJECTIVE To describe studies evaluating urinary iodine excretion during pregnancy and lactation in women living in cities with adequate or more than adequate iodine intake. DESIGN Cross-sectional study conducted between 1996 and 1998 in pregnant women and a study of lactating women conducted in 2003. SETTINGS AND SUBJECTS Pregnant women attending prenatal clinics in four cities in the Isla...