background transurethral resection of the prostate (turp) is the most common surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. objectives the aim of the present study was to compare the conventional bipolar transurethral resection of prostate (turp) with a modified transurethral resection of the prostate (m-turp) in men with mild to moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. patients...

conclusions diathermy incision is a safe and expedient technique. it takes less time than scalpel incision and loss of blood is also lower during incision. diathermy is associated with lesser post-operative pain and complications than the scalpel incision. diathermy should be method of choice in general elective surgery. objectives the aim of this study was to examine incisional time, blood los...

results trail making test part b cognitive test showed statistically significant in comparison for pre and post exposure of anesthetics. this difference was seen in the desflurane group. other cognitive tests did not show differences on exposure to the anesthetic gases. conclusions this study questioned the difference between volatile anesthetic agent’s effects on patients completing a battery ...

Delirium is a syndrome consisting of cloudiness of consciousness,attention deficit,and cognitive impairment,with quick onset,but varring paths in its progression .delirium is more common after major surgeries in the elderly and hospitalized patients,resuting in high morbidity and mortality rates.the incidence rate that has been reported  in previous studies varies from 1-3% in cataract surgery ...

introduction: rhinoplasty is a popular cosmetic surgical procedure. informal statistics show that iran has one of the highest rates of rhinoplasty in the world. however, rhinoplasty like any other surgery can have complications.  materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, 320 female students were selected by multistage cluster-stratified sampling from high schools in kerman, iran and...

aim :  this study aimed to compare the recurrence rate, mortality, and morbidity of curative resection of distal adenocarcinoma of the stomach between total gastrectomy (tg) and subtotal gastrectomy (stg). background : the choice between tg and stg for adenocarcinoma of the lower third of the stomach is still a matter of debate and controversy among surgeons. patients and methods : hospital rec...

conclusions magnesium at low dose decreases sore throat and pain severity more effectively compared to ketamine gargle. results there were no significant differences between age, sex, and body mass index (bmi) between two groups of patients. hemodynamics of patients, including blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation %, and conscious state were not significantly different (p > 0.05)....

introduction: tube thoracostomy complications depend on the operator’s skill, patients’ general condition and the place in which the procedure is done. the present study aimed to compare the quality and complications of tube thoracostomy carried out by emergency medicine residents (emrs) and surgery residents (srs). methods: this cohort study was conducted on 18-60 years old trauma patients in ...

conclusions based on available literature recommendations for anesthesiologists caring for patients at risk for this occurrence are presented in this review. the symptoms are usually temporary as in the majority of the patients the sensory receptor cells are able to regenerate themselves after injury. anesthesia providers need to aware of this phenomenon to be able to reassure patients and poss...

background: today, early diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (gi) tract malignancies and their surgical resection is becoming more feasible. one of the important side effects in upper gi tract malignancies is malnutrition which has direct relationship with postoperative complications. nonetheless, there is no easy regimen of nutrition for these patients especially for the first week after opera...