Publications by authors named "Babak Hosseinzadeh Zoroufchi"

Malnutrition results from a decrease or increase or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients, leading to measurable negative effects on body tissue, body shape, organ function and clinical status. Research shows that nutritional support is one of the necessary processes for survival of traumatic patient hospitalized at surgical intensive care unit. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the nutritional status of trauma patients hospitalized at surgical intensive care unit of Kowsar Hospital in Semnan, Iran.

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Ketamine is considered as a promising drug for many clinical applications even after five decades since its discovery. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic agent with a variety of pharmacological effects from anesthetic induction and maintenance to analgesic and sedative depending on the consuming dose. It can be used solely or in combination with other co-adjuvant drugs, increasing their efficacy.

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Introduction: Normal sexual functioning of both men and women, being a very complex process, is affected by numerous issues besides aging. Many factors affect the sexual function and lifestyle of the young population. In this article, we tried to review the literature to update the knowledge on benzodiazepine-related (BZD) sexual dysfunction (SD) and involved mechanisms of actions based on animal and human studies.

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Background: Illicit opiate use has an increasing incidence and prevalence, which increases mortality and morbidity, marginalization, and criminal behaviors, and causes major adverse effects on society.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and follow the outcome of patients who underwent ultrarapid opiate detoxification (UROD) prospectively.

Patients And Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 64 patients who underwent UROD were evaluated.

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