background:satisfactionlevel is animportant indicator for measuringthe quality of services. enhancing the quality of services provided in the emergencydepartments need to have thecorrect understanding of the current situationand problems of thesedepartments. this study wasperformed to examine patients satisfaction andtheir problems in the emergencydepartment of alzahra hospital.methods: thisdes...

objective: renal colic is a common cause of emergency room visits. due to the spontaneous passage of more than 90% of kidney stones, treatment in the emergency department (ed) is limited to pain control. analgesics currently used are selected based on physician experiences and various theories from different sources. the aim of this study was to compare the common drugs (pethidine and diclofena...

objectives this study aimed to assess the prevalence and outcome of undiagnosed hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency department. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted from march 2009 to march 2010 at imam hossein medical and educational center, teheran, iran. a total of 2070 patients aged 18 years and older were admitted to the emergency department without pr...

abstract objective: according to the definition of world health organization (who), attempting suicide is an act that a person intentionally and without others’ interference shows an abnormal behavior (such as harming themselves or eating a drug higher than treatment dose) and his objective is realizing his expected changes. the purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic character...

we aimed to compare acceptability of levonorgestrel with the yuzpe regimen among iranian women based on their side-effects and resulting changes in the amount and pattern of menses.five hundred twenty nine participants aged 15-49 having regular menses and one act of unprotected intercourse within 72 h were included in the double-blind, controlled trial in 2006-2007 and randomly assigned into ln...

introduction: emergency department is one of the most important hospital wards that offers emergency services to unstable patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. however, the way the services are offered reflects the general status of the hospital since patients with the most serious problems frequently refer to the emergency department. emergency department waiting time is one of the indices u...

conclusions the results indicated that suitable facilities and equipment, human resources, and infrastructure were available in the district hospitals in iran. these findings showed that there is potential for the district hospitals to provide care in a wider spectrum. results in this study, 100% of the studied hospitals had oxygen cylinders, running water, electricity, anesthesia machines, eme...

background orthopedic injuries are the most common types of injuries. to identify the main causes of injuries, collecting data in a standard manner at the national level are needed, which justifies necessity of making a minimum data set (mds). objectives the aim of this study was to develop an mds of the information management system for orthopedic injuries in iran. materials and methods this d...

conclusions injuries affect all age groups; however, the disproportionately at risk population is the productive youth. preventive strategies should focus on reducing trauma incidence among young men at population level. considering the higher number of incidents occurring in mid spring and late summer, authorities should devise preventive plans mainly through alteration of traffic rules in thi...

introduction: accurate diagnosis and proper treatment of oncology patients presented to emergency department (ed) can dramatically enhance their quality of life and decrease their mortality rate. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate these patients from an epidemiologic point of view as well as identifying death-related factors. methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study, all...