Does moral sensitivity contribute to patient satisfaction? A cross-sectional survey in educational hospitals.

Introduction: Our study aims to assess interactions between the moral sensitivity of physicians and the satisfaction of patients.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected by a standard questionnaire of the physicians' moral sensitivity about decision-making and a researcher-made patient satisfaction questionnaire.

Incidence Trend of Gastrointestinal Cancer in Markazi, in the Center of Iran, Population-Based Cancer Registry Results: 2010-2014.

Background: Gastrointestinal cancers are considered as the most common type of cancer among men and the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer in Iran. This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancer in Markazi Province.

Methods: This is an epidemiological study in which data was gathered from the population-based cancer registry program in the Markazi province of Iran during the years 2010-2014.

Effect of Combination Therapy of Ceftazidime/Amikacin and Monotherapy with Imipenem on the Treatment of Fever and Neutropenia in Patients with Cancers.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the effect of Imipenem monotherapy and combination therapy with Ceftazidime/Amikacin in febrile episodes in neutropenic cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: In this double-blind randomised trial, 122 adult patients with cancer, neutropenia and fever who were treated by chemotherapy were gathered by simple sampling method and were divided randomly to two equal Imipenem (IP) and Ceftazidime/Amikacin (CA) groups. 500 mg of Imipenem was administered every 6 hours IP group and 2 g of Ceftazidimeplus 15 mg/kg/day in 2 equally divided doses of Amikacin was administered in the CA group.