the painful nature of fractures has made it inevitable to use various anesthetic techniques to reduce or immobilize fractured parts. in the present study, axillary nerve block was compared with intravenous midazolam/fentanyl to induce anesthesia for painless reduction of upper extremity fractures. the subjects in the present clinical trial consisted of 60 patients with upper extremity fractures...

pseudo-aneurysm of the femoral artery is the most common arterial complication in drug injecting abusers. scholars in vascular surgery have published debating statements regarding techniques of successful surgical management during last two decades. we present the results of simple arterial ligation in a series of 32 patients presenting with infected femoral pseudo-aneurysm. most of the patient...

Adjuvant high dose IVIgs are being used increasingly in a range of immune-mediated and auto-immune diseases. Although numerous immunomodulatory mechanisms have been suggested, the exact mechanisms of action are poorly understood. The efficacy of IVIg in certain diseases has been proven in clinical trials, in so far as IVIg is approved as the therapy of choice for Kawasaki syndrome and idiopathi...

background : proton pump inhibitors (ppis) are currently the most effective agents for acid related disorders. however, studies show that 25-75% of patients receiving intravenous pantoprazole had no appropriate justification, indicating high rate of inappropriate prescribing in hospitals. the aim of this study is to examine the appropriate use of intravenous pantoprazole in accordance with guid...

Background: Energy deficit is a common and serious problem in pediatric intensive care units. Parenteral nutrition, either alone or in combination with enteral nutrition, can improve nutrient delivery in critically ill patients by preventing or correcting the energy deficit and improving the outcomes. Intralipid 10% and 20% are lipid emulsions, widely used in parenteral nutrition. Despite sever...

sena-graph syrup has recently been formulated by an iranian pharmaceutical company for being used in bowel evacuation before radiography, colonoscopy and surgery. this study compares the efficacy, adverse effects and patient compliance of two bowel preparation regimens with castor oil and sena-graph syrup in of outpatients for intravenous urography (ivu). one hundred and fourteen consecutive ou...

results the most frequent risk factors for hcv infection were intravenous drug abuse (59.3%), unsafe sexual contact (30.5%), and history of being imprisoned (25.4%). the prevalence rate of depression in the hcv group was 55.9 % (95% ci: 42.99% - 68.87%) that was significantly higher than the corresponding rate of the control group as 17.7 % ( 95% ci: 8.49% - 28.79%) (p < 0.001). the severity of...