background: socioeconomic status (ses) can greatly affect the clinical outcome of medical  problems. we sought to assess the in‑hospital mortality of patients with the acute coronary syndrome (acs) according to their ses. methods: all patients admitted to tehran heart center due to 1 st ‑time acs between march 2004 and august 2011 were assessed. the patients who were illiterate/lowly educated (...

background: intracerebral  hemorrhage (ich) is the  most fatal subtype  of stroke.  despite  limited effective therapy, there  is no  accepted clinical grading  scale to  predict  in- hospital  mortality,  especially  in developing  nations.  the purpose  of this study was to assess the  predictors  of in- hospital mortality among a sample of iranian patients  with spontaneous ich for use at th...

background: studies on the prognosis of st elevation myocardial infarction (stemi) versus non-st elevation myocardial infarction (non-stemi) have shown different results. the present study was designed to compare the early outcome and left ventricular systolic function of patients with st and non-st elevation myocardial infarction. methods: the patients' information was derived from 10,065 cons...

introduction trauma is the most common cause of death in people aged 1–44 years and the third leading cause of death regardless of age. early diagnosis can shorten the time of emergency care and a quick transfer of patients to a treatment center. objective this study evaluates the mgap scoring system to predict mortality in trauma patients. materials and methods in this cross-sectional study, 5...

aim : the aim of this study is to estimate gastric cancer (gc) mortality rate for iranian population, using bayesian approach in order to revise the existing classification which is thought to be a misclassification. background : gastric cancer (gc) is an important cause of mortality among many other types of cancer. data on cancer mortality can be used to guide policy makers in order to setup ...

background: determining the mortality rate of diseases in a community is one of the main components in health care planning of that community. this study used a join point regression model to determine the trend of mortality due to diabetes mellitus (dm) in iran. materials and methods: the data on the rate of mortality due to dm were obtained from the reports of the iranian ministry of health. ...

introduction: refractory status epilepticus is a life-threatening disease in children wherein seizure movements don't response to first line anti convulsion drugs. this study reviewed risk factors, management and early outcome of children with refractory status epilepticus. methods: patients with refractory status epilepticus admitted in tabriz children's hospital between 2003 and 200...

aim : the aim of this study is to estimate oral cavity cancer mortality for iranian population, using bayesian approach in order to revise this misclassification. background : mortality is a familiar projection to address the burden of cancers, but according to iranian death registry, about 20% death statistics were still recorded in misclassified categories. patients and methods : we analyzed ...

abstract background: maternal mortality rate is among the most important health indicators. this indicator is a function of factors that are related to pregnant women; these factors include economic status, social and family life of the pregnant woman, human resources, structure of the hospitals and health centers, and management factors. strategic planning, with a comprehensive analysis and co...