the emergency severity index (esi) is a five-level triage system that has shown promising reliability and validity. according to esi algorithm, in the presence of danger zone respiratory rate (rr), heart rate (hr) or oxygen (o2) saturation, patients should be up-triaged from esi level 3 to 2 hence, the current study aimed to investigate the value of the measurement of vital signs in predicting ...

backgroundbronchiolitis is the commonest cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infant. respiratory syncytial virus is the commonest cause of bronchiolitis. this study aimed to assess the efficacy of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline and salbutamol in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis in comparison with nebulized 0.9% saline and salbutamol.materials and methodsa prospective case second m...

background: despite the widespread use of respiratory protection equipment in different jobs, the effects of these devices on people’s physiological responses are not well recognized as yet. therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the air purifying respiratory protection equipment on the heart rate. methods: this experimental study was performed in a climate chamber under ...

conclusion our findings support prone positioning for premature infants. therefore, it is advisable to nicu staff that if there is no obstacle for changing the infant’s position, prone position in infants with respiratory complications during receiving n-cpap in nicu can be useful. regarding the fact that prone position is a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome , prone position should b...

background: the aim of this study was to prevent of increasing end tidal co2(et co 2) with changing of vital capacity and respiratory rate, when using of birthing filter in infants. materials and method: in a randomized clinical trial study, ninety four infant' patients were studied in three groups . basic values, such as: peak inspiratory pressure, tidal volume, minute ventilation, respiratory...

background pain management with the use of sedatives and analgesics has several advantages and few complications or side effects. objectives in this study, we planned to evaluate the effects of pain control on oxygen saturation independent of other factors, such previous cardio-pulmonary conditions or respiratory rate. patients and methods sixty-seven adult patients with direct trauma to extrem...

background nosocomial infections (nis) are an important public health problem worldwide, particularity in the intensive care units (icus). objectives the current study aimed to detect and highlight nis as the critical factor in increasing mortality and morbidity to clarify the current health priorities and challenges in iran. patients and methods it was a retrospective study on 376 selected pat...