Publications by authors named "Fahimeh Naderi-Behdani"
Evaluating the factors affecting clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 unvaccinated patients admitted to the intensive care unit in a lower-middle-income country.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
January 2024
Background: COVID-19, the most destructive pandemic of this century, caused the highest mortality rate among ICU patients. The evaluation of these patients is insufficient in lower-middle-income countries with limited resources during pandemics. As a result, our primary goal was to examine the characteristics of patients at baseline as well as their survival outcomes, and propose mortality predictors for identifying and managing the most vulnerable patients more effectively and quickly.
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- - This clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of colchicine in improving outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, comparing it against a placebo while both groups received standard treatments of remdesivir and interferon beta-1b.
- - Out of 106 analyzed patients, there was no significant difference in clinical response or serious complications between the colchicine group and the placebo group, with similar rates of recovery and 28-day mortality.
- - Major side effects noted in the colchicine group included diarrhea and nausea, suggesting that colchicine may not provide any beneficial effects and raises safety concerns for gastrointestinal side effects if prescribed.
Objective: Coronavirus has disrupted the natural order of the world since September 2019 with no specific medication. The beneficial effects of melatonin on sepsis and viral influenza were demonstrated previously, but its effects on covid-19, especially COVID -19 ICU, is unclear. Therefore, our aim was to determine the effects of melatonin in COVID-19 ICU patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hyperglycemia is a common finding which is associated with increased mortality and morbidity among critically ill patients. There is currently no evidence that melatonin could improve stress induced hyperglycemia (SIH). In this study, we evaluated the effect of melatonin on blood sugar and insulin resistance (IR) in critically-ill patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Clinical Monitoring Program of COVID-19 Outpatients: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
July 2021
Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with a high rate of mortality and morbidity. While a high portion of COVID-19 patients have mild symptoms, a limited number of clinical trials have evaluated the clinical course of this large group of patients. This study was designed to investigate the demographics and clinical characteristics and comorbidity of nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Nurses' insufficient knowledge of adverse drug reactions is reported as a barrier to spontaneous reporting. Therefore, CE meetings could be utilized to enhance nurses' competencies.
Methods: In a 3-armed randomized controlled trial, 496 nurses, working in a tertiary medical center, were randomly allocated to a didactic lecture, brainstorming workshop, or the control group (delayed education).