Publications by authors named "Maryam Ghadimi"
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- The study aimed to evaluate how two sedatives, dexmedetomidine and propofol, affect sleep quality in patients recovering from cardiac surgery in the ICU.
- A total of 120 patients were randomly assigned to receive either dexmedetomidine or propofol, and their sleep quality was assessed using the St. Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire after surgery.
- Results showed that while both groups were similar in demographics and medical history, those receiving propofol experienced better sleep quality, feeling more satisfied and clearer-headed compared to the dexmedetomidine group.
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- Researchers wanted to find out which method of helping people breathe (called the Spontaneous Breathing Trial, or SBT) worked best for those who are really sick and need help with breathing tubes.
- They looked at a bunch of studies involving over 6,700 patients to compare different SBT methods, focusing on how well they helped people breathe on their own without needing tubes again.
- Results showed that methods using support like Pressure Support (PS) and Automatic Tube Compensation (ATC) were better at helping patients breathe and stay off the breathing tubes compared to a method called T-piece, but some of these methods had a higher chance of needing to put the tube back in.
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- The study investigates the best empiric antibiotic treatments for non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) through a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
- It analyzed data from 39 RCTs with a total of 4,807 participants, suggesting that piperacillin-tazobactam and carbapenems may be more effective at reducing treatment failure compared to cephalosporins, though the certainty of this evidence is low.
- Additionally, the analysis indicated that a combination of ceftazidime and linezolid did not significantly differ from using cephalosporins alone in terms of reducing all-cause mortality, also reflecting low
Cardiac lymphangioma is a characteristically benign primary neoplasm of the heart, previously reported only in a handful of cases. A right atrial lesion was found of a 56-years old healthy male patient. The lesion was surgically excised and identified as cardiac lymphangioma in postoperative pathological analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To predict the clinical outcome of symptomatic patients with uterine leiomyomas who underwent uterine artery embolization (UAE), based on clinical and radiological features.
Methods: Patients with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas who underwent UAE from March 2010 to September 2019 were consecutively included in this retrospective study. Patients with persistent or recurrent symptoms and those who needed repeated UAE, myomectomy, or hysterectomy following the initial treatment were considered to have a poor outcome after UAE.
Background: Treatment failure is considered to be an important factor in relation to the increase in scabies incidence over the last decade. However, the regional and temporal differences, in addition to the predictors of therapy failure, are unclear.
Objectives: We aimed to conduct a systematic review of the prevalence of treatment failure in patients with scabies and investigation of associated factors.
Objectives: To compare the maximum axial area of the confidence mask and the calculated liver stiffness (LS) on gradient-echo (GRE) and spin-echo echo planar imaging (SE-EPI) MR elastography (MRE) in patients with and without iron deposition.
Methods: 104 patients underwent MRE by GRE and SE-EPI sequences at 3 T. R2* values >88 Hz in the liver were categorized in the iron overload group.
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- The study aimed to evaluate how trustworthy and impactful preprint trial reports were during the COVID-19 pandemic by comparing their methods and results with later published versions.
- Researchers reviewed a total of 356 trials, finding that 101 were only preprints, while others were published later; the average time to publication for preprints was about six months.
- Results showed that there were minimal differences in key methods and results between preprints and published articles, with only a small percentage affecting the certainty of evidence in treatment effectiveness comparisons.
Aims: In this study, we aimed to appraise the effects of interrupting (discontinuing) vs. continuing Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEIs) on the hemodynamic changes of patients during and after cataract surgery.
Methods And Materials: Patients aged 40-70 years, American society of anesthesiologist (ASA) class II, taking ACEI/ARB medications, who were admitted to Khalili hospital (Shiraz, South of Iran) for cataract surgery, were enrolled in the study.
Objectives: To establish whether items included in instruments published in the last decade assessing risk of bias of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are indeed addressing risk of bias.
Study Design And Setting: We searched Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus from 2010 to October 2021 for instruments assessing risk of bias of RCTs. By extracting items and summarizing their essential content, we generated an item list.
Acute pain after surgery can cause harmful effects. There are many ways to treat pain after surgery. Bier block technique is also a type of intravenous regional anesthesia that is suitable for short and minor surgeries of the arm, wrist, and fingers, so this study aims to compare the analgesic effect of Ketorolac in intravenous injection and when the lidocaine is added to Bier block.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: To investigate radiomics ability in predicting hepatocellular carcinoma histological degree of differentiation by using volumetric MR imaging parameters. : Volumetric venous enhancement and apparent diffusion coefficient were calculated on baseline MRI of 171 lesions. Ninety-five radiomics features were extracted, then random forest classification identified the performance of the texture features in classifying tumor degree of differentiation based on their histopathological features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: With the rising incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), more patients are now eligible for liver transplantation. Consequently, HCC progression and dropout from the waiting list are also anticipated to rise. We developed a predictive model based on radiographic features and alpha-fetoprotein to identify high-risk patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), frequently encountered in both outpatient and inpatient settings, is the leading cause of infectious disease-related mortality. While equipoise regarding the optimal duration of antimicrobial therapy to treat CAP remains, recent studies suggest shorter durations of therapy may achieve optimal outcomes. We have therefore planned a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the impact of shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic therapy for patients with CAP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Difficult laryngeal exposure during laryngeal microsurgery and laser surgery is a major concern for otolaryngologists. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of magnesium sulfate administration in difficult laryngeal exposure patients.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental design.
Objective: To predict early tumor response to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) based on volumetric oil deposition on posttreatment computed tomography (CT) in patients with leiomyosarcoma liver metastases.
Methods: This retrospective lesion-by-lesion based study included 32 lesions. The volumetric percent enhancing tumor on pre-TACE and 1-month post-TACE venous phase magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the percent oil deposition on CT 1 day after TACE were calculated.
Objectives: Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS, LR) category 5 (definite hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC]) is assigned based on combinations of major imaging features (MFs): size, arterial-phase hyperenhancement (APHE), washout (WO), enhancing capsule, and threshold growth. The criteria were simplified in v2018 compared to v2017. The goal of this study is to assess the proportion of LR-5 observations reported in clinical practice with LI-RADS v2017 or v2018 that did not meet LR-5 criteria based on reported MFs.
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- Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has increased in the U.S. over the past decade, but it hasn't solved the organ shortage issue completely, prompting efforts to broaden the donor pool.
- The rise in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among the population affects potential living liver donors, making thorough clinical evaluations necessary.
- This text reviews existing literature on noninvasive methods for NAFLD and fibrosis assessment and suggests an algorithm that could help in selecting safe living liver donors.
Objective: To systematically survey the literature addressing the reporting of studies estimating anchor-based minimal important differences (MIDs) and choice of optimal MIDs.
Study Design And Setting: We searched Medline, Embase and PsycINFO from 1987 to March 2020. Teams of two reviewers independently identified eligible publications and extracted quotations addressing relevant issues for reporting and/or selecting anchor-based MIDs.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. The most important determinant of survival and prognosis is the stage and presence of metastasis. The liver is the most common location for CRC metastasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of antiviral antibody therapies and blood products for the treatment of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19).
Design: Living systematic review and network meta-analysis, with pairwise meta-analysis for outcomes with insufficient data.
Data Sources: WHO covid-19 database, a comprehensive multilingual source of global covid-19 literature, and six Chinese databases (up to 21 July 2021).
There are conflicting data regarding the association between plasma concentration of voriconazole (VCZ) and both efficacy and safety. This study investigates the association of VCZ trough plasma level with clinical efficacy and hepatotoxicity in the Iranian population suffering hematological malignancies. This cross-sectional study was performed on adult Iranian patients (age ≥ 18 years) with hematological malignancies undergoing treatment with oral or intravenous VCZ for proven or probable invasive Plasma concentrations of VCZ were measured at two time points on day 4 and 14 during the study period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: COVID-19 is the third rising epidemic in the 21st century that quickly turned into a worldwide pandemic. Many clinical studies have been achieved to investigate treatments to confront COVID-19. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review to describe the recent treatment strategies to treat COVID-19 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To predict tumor necrosis after conventional TACE (cTACE) in patients with colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) based on volumetric oil deposition on CT one day after treatment.
Methods: Thirty-four lesions in 20 men and 6 women were included in this IRB-approved HIPAA-compliant, retrospective lesion-by-lesion-based study. Semiautomatic volumetric segmentation of target lesions was performed on baseline MRI and post-treatment CT.