Comparison of three umbilical entry sites for intraperitoneal access by the direct trocar insertion technique: a randomized pilot study.

Objective: The most effective methods and entry sites for laparoscopic surgery remain a subject of ongoing investigation and discussion. The purpose of the study was to analyze and compare three umbilical entry sites for intraperitoneal access using the direct trocar insertion technique.

Material And Methods: A randomized pilot study was conducted between March 2021 and January 2023, involving women eligible for laparoscopic gynecological surgery.

Eosinophils and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Background: The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a global health emergency necessitates continued investigation of the disease progression. This study investigated the relationship between eosinophilia and the severity of COVID-19 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 73 COPD patients infected by COVID-19 in Afzalipour Hospital, Iran.

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) post-COVID-19 in Iran: clinical profile, cardiac features, and outcomes.

Background: In April 2020, an association between multisystem inflammatory syndromes (MIS-C) was observed in children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection (SARS-CoV-2). Most patients had heart involvement alone, and most patients had pericardial effusion. This study aimed to express and emphasize cardiac involvement in pediatric patients with respiratory symptoms who were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Comparison of the efficacy of two natural surfactants (BERAKSURF and BLES) in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome among preterm neonates.

Background: The benefit of surfactant replacement therapy for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) has been demonstrated. However, some surfactants are expensive and usually inaccessible. Consequently, the Iranian Survanta was produced, but its effect on complications and mortality of RDS is unknown.

Toxicity Mechanism of Dangerous Scorpion Stings in Iran.

Background: Considering the importance of scorpions and recognizing the mechanisms of toxicity caused by their medically important species in Iran and adopting the best therapeutic approach based on these mechanisms, this study was performed by reviewing the clinical manifestations of scorpion stings.

Methods: The research was conducted by searching for articles and researches in related websites (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL) and using domestic and international authoritative journals using the keywords of scorpion, clinical manifestations, in a review method. Finally, 104 qualified sources were selected and after reviewing and criticizing these studies, the author's point of view was presented.

A comparison of neonatal outcomes after taking progesterone pills and progesterone intramuscular injections in preterm labor: An RCT.

Background: Approximately two-thirds of infant mortality within the first year of life are caused by preterm labor (PL).

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of progesterone-based compounds to prevent PL.

Materials And Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 146 pregnant women admitted to Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afzalipour hospital in Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran in June 2019.

Mortality Trends of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreaticobiliary Diseases: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study in the Southeast of Iran.

: Gastrointestinal (GI), liver, and pancreaticobiliary diseases, in addition to the high health care utilization, account for a significant proportion of disability and death in Iran. We aimed to assess the incidence of in-hospital mortality for the total GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary diseases in all hospitals in Kerman, Iran. : In a cross-sectional study from May 2017 to April 2018, we collected the data of in-hospital death records due to GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary diseases in all hospitals in Kerman city.

Right atrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism related to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: A case report and literature review.

A young lady with a history of infertility presented to the hospital with dyspnea and chest pain a few days after ovulation induction. Her manifestations were consistent with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Further investigations revealed right atrial thrombus and pulmonary thromboembolism.