background preterm premature rupture of membrane (pprom) prior to 37 weeks’ gestation is among the most common obstetrics problems, which is associated with prenatal mortality and several maternal and neonatal complications. history of pprom is a risk factor for recurrence. zinc has an important effect on the strength of membranes by affecting collagen [tensile] strength - a substance with immu...

conclusions it seems that, the preventive instructions are not optimally respected by ers possibly due to the crowded wards, high work load and the need to work rapidly. results cleaning blood tainted skin before phlebotomy or iv line preparation and hand washing before donning latex gloves achieved the maximum (88/150) and minimum (0/150) scores. the most observed barriers of pm were frequent ...

results 89.9 % of dentists managed to support their patients in their efforts to stop smoking, though only 39% believed in their own capacity to assist with tobacco use cessation. dentists reported that 35.4% of their patients aged 40+ had undergone screening for oral cancer during their first visit, whereas 11.6% received regular check-up on a periodic basis. those prone to cancer constituted ...

introduction: oral mucositis is considered a severe complication in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy for head and neck cancer. the aim of this review study was to assess the effect of low level laser therapy for prevention and management of oral mucositis in cancer patients. methods: the electronic databases searched included pubmed, isi web of knowledge and google scholar...

background postpartum hemorrhage is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, worldwide. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy between carbetocin and syntometrine in prevention of postpartum hemorrhage. materials and methods this study was a double blind randomized clinical trial that carried out on 200 pregnant women referred to shabiehkhani maternity cente...

background: the objective of this study is to assess the safety and preventative effects of aminophylline on the incidence of chronic lung disease (cld) in very premature infants. methods: this was a long follow‑up randomized clinical trial. the prophylactic effect of aminophylline on the incidence of cld was investigated in very premature infants. the study group received aminophylline for the...

this is a semiexperimental research to study effect of education on knowledge of mothers with children under six years of age about preventing their child from being poisoned and providing first aid in case of such an inctdent in tehran. 100 mothers between 18-38 years old were surveyed, the range of their education was from elementary to high school diploma. the tool for collection of data was...

conclusions the hc2 intervention shows potential for generating cost savings. cost analyses of programs of this type are helpful to policymakers and program planners to allocate resources for obesity prevention programs in school and childcare settings. results the total cost of hc2 intervention was 206319 $. the average cost per child in year 1 was 113.90 $. the average cost per child for the ...