Barriers and Problems in Implementing Health-Associated Infections Surveillance Systems in Iran: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the most critical challenges for patients and healthcare providers. To achieve the goals of the surveillance system, it is necessary to identify its barriers and problems. This study aimed to identify the barriers and problems of the surveillance system for HAIs.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal mortality ratio and related factors in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Background: Maternal mortality is an indication of the health status of women in the society.

Aims: To investigate the maternal mortality ratio, causes of maternal mortality, and related risk factors among Iranian women.

Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist and the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) guideline, we systematically searched electronic databases, and the grey literature, for publications in Farsi and English from 1970 to January 2022 for studies that reported the number of maternal deaths and/or maternal mortality ratio and their related factors.

Evaluation of Pharmacovigilance System in Iran.

Background: Evaluating a pharmacovigilance system helps identify its deficiencies and could facilitate measures to remedy and improve the quantity and quality of adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports and other opportunities for pharmacovigilance systems strengthening. This study aimed to evaluate the status of pharmacovigilance in Iran using the World Health Organization (WHO) pharmacovigilance indicators with the prospect of identifying the gaps and areas for improvement.

Methods: This study was conducted in 2 parts.

Therapeutic interventions for COVID-19: a living overview of reviews.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide, but safe and effective treatment options remain unavailable. Numerous systematic reviews of varying qualities have tried to summarize the evidence on the available therapeutic interventions for COVID-19. This overview of reviews aims to provide a succinct summary of the findings of systematic reviews on different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic interventions for COVID-19.

Social Determinants of Breast Cancer Screening among Married Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Regular cancer screening is the best way for early detection of breast cancer, but studies showed the low participation rates of screening in Iran. We aimed to determine breast cancer screening among married women and related factors in North of Iran.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Our understanding of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to evolve and there are many unknowns about its epidemiology. This study aims to synthesise case fatality rate (CFR) among confirmed COVID-19 patients, incubation period and time from onset of COVID-19 symptoms to first medical visit, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, recovery, and death. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, and bibliographies of relevant articles from 01 December 2019 to 11 March 2020 without any language restrictions.

Alcohol consumption in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

Issues: Alcohol production, marketing and consumption are illegal in Iran. This systematic review examines the lifetime and last 12-month prevalence of alcohol consumption among the general and young population in Iran.

Approach: We searched Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Iranian scientific databases (i.

Interventions to improve adverse drug reaction reporting: A scoping review.

Purpose: Underreporting is the major limitation of a voluntary adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting system. Many studies have assessed the effectiveness of different interventions designed to improve ADR reporting. The aim of this study was to systematically map interventions and strategies to improve ADR reporting among health care professionals.

Population Size Estimation of Tramadol Misusers in Urban Population in Iran: Synthesis of Methods and Results.

Background: Estimating the population who use drugs is essential for planning, monitoring, and evaluation of substance use prevention and treatment. This study aims to estimate the population who misuse tramadol in urban population in Iran.

Methods: We used the wisdom of the experts (WOTE) and network scale-up (NSU) methods to calculate the population of tramadol misusers in 10 provincial capitals of Iran, in 2016.

Quality assessment of diabetic foot ulcer clinical practice guidelines.

Objective: Nurses play an effective role in diabetic foot care and they should know the best evidence. In this way, implementations according evidence-based clinical practice guidelines have positive effects on nurses' practice and patient outcomes. The objective of this study was quality assessment of diabetic foot ulcer clinical practice guidelines.

Parkinson's disease and risk of hip fracture: systematic review and meta-analysis.

The relationship between Parkinson's disease (PD) and risk of hip fracture yielded inconsistent results. Therefore, we conducted the present systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational studies to assess the association between PD and risk of hip fracture. PubMed, ISI, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched systematically to identify studies assessing the relationship between PD and the risk of hip fracture up to July 01, 2017.

Global Scientific Production on Illicit Drug Addiction: A Two-Decade Analysis.

Aims: Addiction science has made great progress in the past decades. We conducted a scientometric study in order to quantify the number of publications and the growth rate globally, regionally, and at country levels.

Methods: In October 2015, we searched the Scopus database using the general keywords of addiction or drug-use disorders combined with specific terms regarding 4 groups of illicit drugs - cannabis, opioids, cocaine, and other stimulants or hallucinogens.

Dietary Patterns and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women in Guilan Province, Iran.

Background: Several studies have pointed to roles of dietary and food groups in the pathogenesis of breast cancer, but information on dietary patterns among women with breast cancer and their healthy counterparts in Iran is limited. Therefore the present investigation was conducted in Guilan province in 2014-2015.

Materials And Methods: In a case-control study, 450 women with breast cancer and one of their relatives (third-rank) were investigated.

Knowledge of evidence-based guidelines in ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the intensive care unit nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention at Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) hospitals, Guilan Province, northern Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 219 nurses working in 14 intensive care units at 11 Guilan hospitals. The questionnaire consisted of three parts of demographic information, nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of VAP, and the barrier for the implementation of these guidelines.

A Comparison Between Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in General Anesthesia With Isoflurane-Remifentanil or Isoflurane in Cholecystectomy Laparoscopic Patients.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) between laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients under general anesthesia with isoflurane and remifentanil-isoflurane.

Design: An observational study was used.

Methods: This observational study was performed on 102 patients who were candidates for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under anesthesia with isoflurane or remifentanil-isoflurane.

A 5-year scientometric analysis of research centers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Background: Since Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) has the oldest and highest number of research centers among all Iranian medical universities, this study was conducted to evaluate scientific output of research centers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) using scientometric indices and the affecting factors. Moreover, a number of scientometric indicators were introduced.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate a 5-year scientific performance of research centers of TUMS.