The impact of an open-label design on human amniotic membranes vs. silver sulfadiazine dressings for second-degree burns: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Background: Burn wounds require optimal medical management due to associated psycho-emotional and socioeconomic impacts and severe pain. The use of synthetic and biological dressings improves healing and reduces burn wound complications. The present study aimed to compare the outcomes of using human amniotic membrane (hAM) dressings and conventional silver sulfadiazine (SSDZ) ointment dressings in the management of second-degree burn wounds.

The Effects of Spiritual Care on Fatigue and Pain among Patients with Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

This study aimed at assessing the effects of spiritual care (SC) on fatigue and pain among patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy. This randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2018. Participants were 145 patients with cancer consecutively recruited from a large-scale public hospital in Zanjan, Iran, and randomly allocated to an intervention (n = 72) group and a control (n = 73) group through block randomization.

Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Among Patients Discharged from Critical Care Units.

Introduction: The widespread use of advanced technology and invasive intervention creates many psychological problems for hospitalized patients; it is especially common in critical care units.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 310 patients hospitalized in critical care units, using a non-probability sampling method. Data were collected using depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21) one month after discharge from the hospital.

Effects of triple combination of hydrocortisone, thiamine, and Vitamin C on clinical outcome in patients with septic shock: A single-center randomized controlled trial.

Background: Recent studies suggest that hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and thiamine alone or in combination may improve the clinical outcomes of patients with septic shock. The aim of this study is the effects of this combination therapy on clinical outcome and sepsis biomarkers in patients with septic shock.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-eight consecutive patients suffering septic shock were randomly assigned into two groups receiving the combination therapy of hydrocortisone (50 mg/6 h, intravenously), Vitamin C (1.