Publications by authors named "Amir K Vejdan"
Purpose: Fascioliasis is caused by Fasciola hepatica of almost worldwide distribution and F. gigantica in wide regions of Asia and Africa. Their adult stage develops in the biliary canals and gallbladder.
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- * Patients were split into two groups, one receiving a 10% sucralfate ointment and the other using Vaseline as a placebo, to assess pain levels and healing progress.
- * Results showed that the sucralfate group had significantly lower pain scores and faster epithelialisation, completing healing in an average of 13 days versus 20 days for the control group, indicating its effectiveness.
BAL for pneumonia prevention in tracheostomy patients: A clinical trial study.
Pak J Med Sci
January 2013
Objective: To evaluate the role of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) on pneumonia prevention of tracheostomy patients in intensive care unit.
Methodology: This clinical trial was conducted on 67 head-injury patients who needed tracheostomy. The eligible patients were divided into two groups of different methods for removing the airway secretions.