Publications by authors named "Farideh Golhasani Keshtan"
Introduction: Hydatid disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus. Surgery remains the gold standard approach of treatment.
Aim: This study reports on 10 years of experience on surgical management of 78 cases of pulmonary hydatid disease and compares the rates of post-surgical complications between three approaches.
Introduction: Heart transplant is the ultimate treatment for patients with end-stage heart failure.
Aim: To assess 50 heart transplant patients for underlying diseases, transplantation outcome and mortality rate during a 5-year follow-up program.
Material And Methods: Fifty heart transplant patients who underwent heart transplantation from 2012 to 2017 were assessed for underlying diseases, organ rejection, duration of hospitalization, extubation time, cardiac output and survival.
Atrial fibrillation after lung surgery: incidence, underlying factors, and predictors.
Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol
July 2019
Introduction: Cardiac complications are the second most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients subjected to thoracic surgery after respiratory complications. Postoperative arrhythmia is one of the most common cardiac complications in these patients. It leads to morbidity, increased hospitalization, and high costs for patients.
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- Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) involves the slippage of a lumbar vertebra, and this study compares surgical outcomes using an interbody fusion cage versus without it in patients with L4-L5 LDS.
- A total of 60 patients were divided into two groups: one underwent surgery with interbody fusion (Group B), while the other had a different approach without it (Group A) and both groups were assessed on various outcome measures.
- Results showed that using an interbody fusion cage didn't significantly enhance clinical outcomes or radiologic success, but it was associated with higher complications, longer surgery duration, and increased costs.
Background: Recently, investigations have indicated that caring of a chronically ill family member strongly influences the health status and the quality of life (QOL) of the caregiving family members.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between health-related QOL of veterans with chronic spinal cord injury and their caregiving spouses.
Patients And Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study including two groups; veterans with chronic spinal cord injury and their caregiving wives who were living in the city of Mashhad, Iran.
The Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview Short Form (ZBI-12) in spouses of Veterans with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version.
Arch Bone Jt Surg
January 2015
Background: To test the psychometric properties of the Persian version of Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-12) in the Iranian population.
Methods: After translating and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire into Persian, 100 caregiver spouses of Iran- Iraq war (1980-88) veterans with chronic spinal cord injury who live in the city of Mashhad, Iran, invited to participate in the study. The Persian version of ZBI-12 accompanied with the Persian SF-36 was completed by the caregivers to test validity of the Persian ZBI-12.
Objective: We were curious about the degree of anxiety and depression and their effect on the quality of life of the caregivers of veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Methods: A convenience sample of 72 out of 120 caregiver spouses of veterans with spinal cord injury participated in our study. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were considered as a measure of depression and anxiety.
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- HTLV-1 infection is prevalent in northeastern Iran, but its impact on hearing and balance has not been previously explored.
- A study involving 68 participants compared audiovestibular issues among HTLV-1-infected patients with myelopathy, asymptomatic infected individuals, and healthy controls.
- Results showed that patients with HAM/TSP experienced significant hearing loss compared to others, indicating a cochlear source of impairment rather than neural issues.
Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common chronic joint disease that involves middle aged and elderly persons. There are different clinical instruments to quantify the health status of patients with knee osteoarthritis and one example is the WOMAC score that has been translated and adapted into different languages. The purpose of this study was cultural adaptation, validation and reliability testing of the Persian version of the WOMAC index in Iranians with knee osteoarthritis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Short Form: a validity and reliability study.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
November 2015
Purpose: The purpose of the present research was to translate the original English version of International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Short Form to Persian and to assess validity and reliability of it in Iranian patients with ACL injury.
Method: The Persian version of the IKDC Subjective Short Form was administered to 145 patients including 111 men (76 %) and 34 women (24 %) with the clinical diagnosis of knee ACL tear that were referred to our Knee and Shoulder Center at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. The Persian IKDC Subjective Short Form and Persian SF-36 questionnaire were completed by patients in the clinic before beginning any treatment intervention.
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- Toxoplasmosis, caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, often shows no symptoms in healthy individuals but can pose serious risks during early pregnancy, leading to difficulties in prenatal diagnosis.
- A study compared IgG and IgM antibody detection methods (ELISA and Chemiluminescence) in 50 pregnant women, finding that both methods mostly detected IgG but no IgM.
- Results indicated a relationship between the age of the youngest child and infection rates, while other demographic and lifestyle factors showed no significant correlation with infection levels.
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- The study compared the effectiveness of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for treating osteoporotic compression fractures (OCFs) and vertebral hemangiomas (VHs).
- Patient evaluations were conducted using visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for disability, showing improvements in both groups post-treatment.
- Despite initial differences in preoperative scores, the outcomes after PVP were similar for both OCFs and VHs, indicating effective pain relief for both conditions.
Background: The quality of life (QOL) of caregivers of individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries may be affected by several factors. Moreover, this issue is yet to be documented fully in the literature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health related quality of life of spouses who act as primary caregivers of veterans with chronic spinal cord injuries in Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To test the psychometric specifications of the Persian version of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART) short form in an Iranian population.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Subjects: Fifty-two individuals with a mean age of 49.
In the present study, the effects of bilateral injections of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor agonist and/or antagonist into the central amygdala (CeA) on the acquisition and expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) were investigated in male Wistar rats. Animals that received 3 daily subcutaneous (s.c.
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