Publications by authors named "Leila Hajimaghsoudi"
Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women. Knowledge of the clinical characteristics of BC in a population may be informative for disease prediction or diagnosis and for developing screening and diagnostic guidelines. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of female patients with BC who were admitted to academic surgical wards in Tehran, Iran.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Spinal anesthesia, commonly used for cesarean sections, frequently results in hypotension (low blood pressure) among patients.
- A study involving 131 patients aimed to assess the effectiveness of ephedrine in treating this hypotension to minimize complications for both mothers and babies, measuring blood pressure changes after administering spinal anesthesia.
- The study found that hypotension occurred in 89.3% of patients, with an average dose of 20 mg of ephedrine effectively reducing the incidence of low blood pressure following spinal anesthesia.
Bacground: The goal of this study was to evaluate the fine needle aspiration (FNA) preoperatively together with Touch Print, Crush Print, frozen section and pathologic methods to reach a diagnosis for patients with breast and axillary masses. Methods: This study was conducted on 107 patients, and included 111 samples of breast and 43 of axillary masses taken at surgery. Data on epidemiological and clinical features of the patients were collected using a questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF