introduction: the information recorded in medical sheets can help us facilitate the treatment process, recognize the quality of performance of the medical staff, plan health care programs and make accurate and appropriate decisions. this study intends to compare the quality of recording information in admission and summary sheets of three hospitals in isfahan in the first six months of 1381. ma...

introduction: one of the most important indices of effectiveness and delivery quality of sanitary and medical services is patient satisfaction with hospital services. it is necessary that hospitals pay attention to patient's needs and ensure their satisfaction. therefore the current study was conducted with the aim of identifying the level of patient satisfaction with hospital services delivere...

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

Background: Appropriate clinical measures to prevent secondary brain damage in traumatic brain injury are of critical importance. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relationships between serum electrolyte disturbances and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score in patients with Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) at the time of admission and discharge. Materials & Methods: In this retrospective cr...

background: malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. the purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (icu) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment.  methods: totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8icus in shiraz, iran. the patie...

number of icu beds is one in the important indexes of providing health care for the critically ill patients around the world. lack of icu beds may delay admission to icu and causes patients’ poorer prognosis [1]. there are 20 and 15 icu beds/100,000 inhabitants in the usa and canada respectively. in european countries including germany, france and uk the number of icu beds per 100,000 persons i...