arterial blood gas (abg) sampling is a painful procedure with no perfect technique for quelling the discomfort. an ideal local anesthesia should be rapid, easy to learn, inexpensive, and noninvasive. this study was aimed to compare pain levels from abg sampling performed with vapocoolant spray in comparison to placebo. we hypothesized that pretreatment with the vapocoolant would reduce the pain...

objective(s): the study objective was to assess the diagnostic performance of positron emission tomography (pet) for gliomas using the novel tracer 18f-fluciclovine (anti-[18f]facbc) and to evaluate the safety of this tracer in patients with clinically suspected gliomas.methods: anti-[18f]facbc was administered to 40 patients with clinically suspected high- or low-grade gliomas, followed by pet...

introduction: due to penetration of pathogenic bacteria into the periodontal tissues in moderate to severe periodontitis, the mechanical methods are not sufficient in these cases. therefore, administration of local/systemic antibiotic is recommended following mechanical root debridement. however, side effects of antibiotics such as microbial resistance and patient allergy led to development of ...

results fifty seven patients were assigned to receive peg and 52 patients received cfe. after 4weeks of medication, 86.5% of children in cfe group and 77.1% in peg group (rr = 1.121, ci95%:0.939 - 1.338) exited from the criteria of fc. all measurable criteria improved in both groups without any significant difference, except in the frequency of defecation that in cfe group (10.96 ± 5.7) was sig...

results there were significant differences between the groups in subjective labor pain scores (except vas 4) (p < 0.001). the duration of the phase one (3 cm dilatation to full dilatation) and phase two (full dilatation to birth) in the acupressure group was shorter than the control group (phase one, 225 min and 320 min, respectively; phase two, 15 min and 20 min, respectively; both p < 0.001)....

Background and aim: Laser is one of the most recent techniques which has widespread use in the treatment of many skin diseases. This technique has been successfully used to remove unwanted hairs in hirsutism. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of long-pulsed 755 nm alexandrite and long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd: YAG lasers individually and in combination for perma...

Background: An easy and effective topical treatment is not yet available for cutaneous leishmaniasis. Objectives: To compare the effect of topical trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and intralesional glucantime injection in the treatment of acute wet cutaneous leishmaniasis. Patients and Methods: Eighty patients with clinical diagnosis of wet cutaneous leishmaniasis in the age range of 5 to 75 years we...

Background: Psoriasis is a common and genetically determined skin disease, which is frequent throughout the world. Objective: To perform a descriptive clinical study of 200 cases of psoriasis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This study was performed from November 1997 to April 1999 on 200 psoriatic patients attended a private skin clinic in Ahwaz. Data were collected from patients and entered in...

Background: Anxiety reduction in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) is essential due to severe complications. The current methods of treatments are primarily medical, while effective and safe treatments which accord with cultural and religious beliefs appear to have higher performance. Aim: survey the effect of Quran on the anxiety of patients with MI admitted to CCU. Methods: The present...