Preferences of Iranians to select the emergency department physician at the time of service delivery.

Background: Understanding patient preferences in emergency departments (EDs) can provide useful information to enhance patient-centred care and improve patient's experience in hospitals. This study sought to find evidence about patients' preference for physicians when receiving services in EDs in Iran.

Methods: In this discrete choice experiment survey, 811 respondents completed the scenarios with 5 attributes, including type of physicians, price of services, time to receive services, physician work experience, and physician responsibility.

Predictive factors of poor outcome in road traffic injures; a retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Road traffic injuries (RTI) are among the most important health problems worldwide as they cause more than 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries each year. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the outcome and aftermath of RTI in those who were injured and hospitalized due to a traffic accident.