introduction : road traffic injuries (rti) are among the most important health problems worldwide as they cause more than 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries each year. therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the outcome and aftermath of rti in those who were injured and hospitalized due to a traffic accident. methods : in the present retrospective cohort study with a one-year foll...

background there is limited data on outcomes of adolescents with drug-resistant tuberculosis (dr-tb). objectives to describe patient outcomes and factors associated with outcomes of adolescents diagnosed with dr-tb in khayelitsha, south africa. patients and methods a retrospective analysis of data for adolescents aged 10-19 years who were diagnosed with dr-tb between january 2008 and august 201...

introduction: caustic ingestions are among the most prevalent causes of toxic exposure. the present 10-year survey aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic features and outcomes of caustic ingestion cases presenting to emergency department. methods: this is a retrospective cross-sectional study on patients who were admitted to a referral toxicology center during 2004 to 2014, following caustic inges...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: there is not enough time for any organization to experience everything by itself but it is possible to compare its processes with other organizations in order to fulfill its functions effectively. the main aim of this research was to assess and compare discharge processes in ali-ebne abitaleb and quaem hospit...

introduction: to date, many prognostic models have been proposed to predict the outcome of patients with traumatic brain injuries. external validation of these models in different populations is of great importance for their generalization. the present study was designed, aiming to determine the value of crash prognostic model in prediction of 14-day mortality (14-dm) and 6-month unfavorable ou...

introduction: rapid acute physiology score (raps) and rapid emergency medicine score (rems) are two physiologic models for measuring injury severity in emergency settings. the present study was designed to compare the two models in outcome prediction of trauma patients presenting to emergency department (ed). methods: in this prospective cross-sectional study, the two models of raps and rems we...

introduction: using physiologic scoring systems for identifying high-risk patients for mortality has been considered recently. this study was designed to evaluate the values of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation ii (apache ii) and simplified acute physiologic score (saps ii) models in prediction of 1-month mortality of critically ill patients. methods: the present prospective cross ...

introduction: focused assessment with sonography for trauma (fast) is a highly effective first screening tool for initial classification of abdominal trauma patients. the present study was designed to evaluate the outcome of patients with blunt abdominal trauma and positive fast findings. methods: the present prospective cross-sectional study was done on patients over 7 years old with normal ab...

introduction: trauma due to accidents or fall from height is a major cause of disability and mortality. the present study was designed aiming to evaluate the baseline characteristics of fall from height victims presenting to emergency department (ed). methods: this prospective cross-sectional study evaluates the baseline characteristics of fall from height cases presenting to eds of three educa...

introduction: hanging is one of the most commonly used way to commit suicide in many countries. this method used in suicide is considered a problem in iran too, but no clear data exists regarding hanging in different regions or the country as a whole. because of the epidemiologic differences in non-judicial hanging in different regions, this study aimed to assess it in gilan province, iran betw...