Publications by authors named "Hamed Zandi"

Background: Post-discharge care of premature infants is an important goal that can provide a safe transition for these infants from the hospital to the home setting, especially who has undergone significant changes during Covid19. Most premature infants experience complications because of routine hospital care termination after discharge because of limitations and barriers that Covid can create for the infant and the parents. It is necessary to develop a program that provides ongoing care for these infants.

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Background: The transition to telehealth services for mothers of preterm babies is a challenge in promoting the health of preterm infants, although telehealth allows real-time interaction and support for mothers.

Aim: To compare the experiences of mothers of hospitalized and discharged preterm infants with telehealth services in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted from June to October 2021 using a conventional content analysis approach.

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Background: Pain during the neonatal period has been associated with immediate and long-term adverse effects. One of the most frequent painful procedures that neonates face in neonatal intensive care unit is the endotracheal intubation. Midazolam has been a candidate for premedication before neonatal intubation.

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Introduction: Generalized joint hypermobility is deemed to be an underlying risk factor for many clinical conditions. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility in patients with vesicoureteral reflux.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 313 children, 3 to 15 years old, with a history of urinary tract infection.

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Bacterial meningitis is a serious threat to global health, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the etiological agents of acute bacterial meningitis, its clinical features, and antibacterial susceptibility among Iranian children who were admitted to a referral regional children's hospital. Laboratory data as well as symptoms and signs on admission, organism identification and antibiotic susceptibility results, physical examination findings, and neurologic features of 31 patients with suspected invasive bacterial infection were evaluated, of which 20 (64.

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