background & aim: dbs (deep brain stimulation) is a new and successful technique in treatment of symptoms of parkinsonism especially after drug resistance. research in this field is mostly designed for evolution of this technique. the present study aimed at evaluating the relationship between the angle formed in midsagittal and stn (sub-thalamic nucleus) axis line and recording length in the fi...

Background and objectives:  Intraoperative blood transfusion is a common medical intervention worldwide. Although mostly lifesaving when indicated, inappropriate administration of intraoperative can be potentially life-threatening. The aim of this study was to analyze the most common surgery/invasive procedures requiring intraoperative transfusion and to determine indications for intraoperative...

  Background: Intertrochanteric fracture is one of the most common fractures of the hip especially in the elderly with osteoporotic bones, usually due to low-energy trauma like simple falls. Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) is still considered the gold standard for treating intertrochanteric fractures by many. Not many studies compare the DHS with Proximal femoral nail (PFN), in Type II intertrochanteri...

natural rubber latex is the second most implicated agent in intraoperative anaphylactic reactions. this report describes a case of intraoperative anaphylaxis occurring in a non-atopic fourteen-year-old girl undergoing multiple surgical procedures, but without spina bifida, in which latex surgical gloves were the main culprit for the anaphylactic reactions. clinical manifestations of an anaphyla...

conclusions there was no difference in clinical outcome after cardiac surgery when we administered an additional dose of methylprednisolone compared to a single dose of methylprednisolone. patients and methods sixty pediatric patients (age < 5years) undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery between september 2011-2012 at imam reza hospital-mashhad were randomly assigned to receive preoperative ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate attitudes of cardiac surgeons and anaesthetists towards working immediately after an intraoperative death and to establish whether an intraoperative death affects the outcome of subsequent surgery. DESIGN Questionnaire on attitudes to working after an intraoperative death and matched cohort study. SETTING UK adult cardiac surgery centres and regional cardiothoracic...