Publications by authors named "Mehran Khodashenas"
Heart failure (HF), a worldwide epidemic with significant morbidity and mortality risks, is frequently secondary to cardiovascular disorders and probably is the common final way to survive patients. Almost 25% of hospitalized patients with acute HF are expected to be readmitted within 30 days post-discharge, and the rates of rehospitalization increase to almost one-third at 60 days and 60 percent within one year of discharge. Although care planning for patients with heart failure is complex, multidisciplinary, and resource-dependent, optimal self-care management along with appropriate educational intervention and follow-up strategy could be able to reduce readmissions, decline the duration of hospitalization, increase life expectancy, decrease the rates of mortality, and reduce costs of healthcare services for patients with HF.
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- Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a frequent reason for acute abdominal pain in emergency settings, but a definitive diagnostic method is still unclear.
- This systematic review evaluated 21 studies with nearly 2,000 patients to determine how accurate ultrasonography is for diagnosing SBO, using comprehensive statistical analysis.
- The results indicate ultrasonography has a high sensitivity (93%) and good specificity (80%) for SBO diagnosis, suggesting it is a promising tool, though further global studies are needed to reinforce these findings.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the accuracy of ultrasonography for diagnosing elbow fractures in children, as previous studies have shown mixed results.
- The analysis included 648 studies with 1,000 patients, revealing a pooled sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 87%, indicating that ultrasonography is generally effective.
- Despite promising findings, the authors caution that the studies had limitations and suggest the need for future high-quality research to better standardize the use of ultrasonography in clinical settings.
Although several studies have revealed the benefits of purslane on glycemic indices, the results of some studies reject such effect. Therefore, aim of this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was to assess the effects of purslane supplementation on glycemic indices. Scientific international databases as Scopus, Web of Sciences, PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane library were searched up to December 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic hematologic disorders in the world. Despite outstanding achievements in prenatal diagnosis and a decrease in the number of patients, thalassemia is still a significant issue in most parts of the world, especially in the Mediterranean countries. Understanding the factors associated with this condition is crucial to help clinicians and policymakers provides social and medical support for patients to facilitate their lives.
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