The mean age recommended by veterinary practices for neutering kittens is 22.6 weeks, with only 28 per cent of veterinarians considering it appropriate to neuter 12- to 16-week-old kittens. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with veterinarians' opinion that 12 to 16 weeks is an appropriate age at which to neuter kittens. Significant risk factors included...

OBJECTIVE To report epithelial perilenticular opacity as a new complication of intracorneal inlay implantation for the correction of hyperopia. DESIGN Prospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS Eleven eyes of 7 patients underwent intracorneal inlay implantation for the correction of hyperopia. METHODS Intracorneal inlays were implanted onto the stromal bed by using a microkeratom...

conclusions most of the catheter-related deaths were due to severe sepsis and hemothorax, and a significant relationship was noted between infection and both the mortality rate and catheterization duration. a significant relationship was also evident between birth weight and infection rates. background developments in the use of central venous catheters have improved the treatment of critically...

conclusions these results revealed that cirrhosis produce prolonged qt interval and sour cherry extract has an ameliorating effect on qt prolongation probably via its antiarrhythmic property. results results were analyzed by using student t-test and one-way anova. p < 0.05 was considered as significant level. the qt interval was calculated using the bazettʼs formula and corrected qt (qtc) was o...

o b jective: to evaluate the accuracy of surgeons’ intraoperative diagnosis in open appendectomy and compare it with the histopathology examination results afterwards. m ethods: this was a cross-sectional retrospective study accomplished in namazee hospital affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences, in a one-year period from 2007 to 2008. medical charts of all the patients who were ...

congenital dislocation of the knee (cdk) is a rare disorder. we report the case of a 7-year-old girl with bilateral knee stiffness, marked anterior bowing of both legs, and inability to walk without aid. radiologic investigation revealed bilateral knee joint dislocation accompanied by severe anterior bowing of both tibia proximally and posterior bowing of both femur distally, demonstrating a co...

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries all over the world and is performed by various methods. this study aimed to investigate the complications of bipolar electrocautery method of tonsillectomy. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 234 patients, 114 female and 120 male individuals. the mean age of the patients was 12.2±8.3 (min=3 and max=58.2) years. so...

among 2357 prenant women at tehran valiasr hospital, 99 women under 18 years with their 102 neonates were evaluated retrospectively during aprill 1999 to april 2000. frequency of adolescent pregnancy was detected in 41.5 per 1000 live birth 7 (7.1%) of mothers had preeclampisa, 7 thyroidal diseases, 3 valvular heart diseases, 2 urinary tract infections and 20.3% of women had prolonged rupture o...

purpose: to report complications involving the posterior segment after laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (lasik) in 5 myopic patients ranging in age from 26 to 38 years. patients and findings: case one developed bilateral cilioretinal artery obstruction in association with ischemic optic neuropathy. case two presented with nonsimultaneous bilateral delayed-onset optic neuropathy. in case th...

purpose: to evaluate the success rate and complications of single-plate molteno tube implantation in patients with intractable glaucoma. methods: this study was conducted on records of patients who underwent molteno tube implantation from 1995 to 2000 and had at least 18 months of follow-up. results: thirty six eyes of 35 patients including 20 male and 15 female subjects with mean age of 29.7±2...