Development and validation of burnout factors questionnaire in the operating room nurses.

Nurses may experience burnout more than other professions. Occupational burnout is a serious concern considering the importance of nurses' jobs in patient care. This study was carried out with the aim of designing and validating the questionnaire of burnout factors in the operating room nurses.

Does a 30-minute introductory visit to the operating room reduce patients' anxiety before elective surgery? a prospective controlled observational study.

Background: Patients scheduled for elective surgery typically suffer from preoperative anxiety related to the unknown environment and unclear expectations. We hypothesized that a virtual or in-person introductory visit to the operating room one day before surgery may decrease the extent of preoperative anxiety by familiarizing patients and their families with the operating room environment. So, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of operating room visits, conducted both in-person and virtual reality, on patients' preoperative anxiety.

Lessons from Self-Assessment of Post-Rhinoplasty Complaints; Analysis of 192 Candidates of Secondary Rhinoplasty.

Background: Rhinoplasty as the most common aesthetic surgical operations aims to correct deformities of the different structures of the nose with each case its own challenges. We aimed to highlight the importance of self-assessment for rhino surgeons.

Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was done on 192 patients in Ordibehesht Hospital, Isfahan, Iran from April 2017 to Jun 2021.

The use of medicinal plants in the prevention of COVID-19 using the Health Belief Model: A survey based on the Iranian population.

Background: Because of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the preventive measures have increased, such as focusing on the use of medicinal plants in most communities, including Iran. The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitude, and performance of individuals toward the use of medicinal plants and to identify the predictors of the use of medicinal plants in the prevention of COVID-19.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive-analytical study (February-April 2021) was performed on 3840 Iranian men and women aged 20-70 years selected as a multi-stage cluster study.

1D spatially chirped periodic structures: managing their spatial spectrum and investigating their near-field diffraction.

This work introduces a class of 1D spatial-frequency-modulated structures with transmittance (), in which the period changes along the axis so that the corresponding spatial frequency () sinusoidally alternates between two values. It is shown that () generally is an almost-periodic function and has an impulsive spatial spectrum. However, we find the condition under which () is a periodic function and its spatial spectrum form a lattice of impulses.

Comparative Study of the Incidence of Port Site Infection in Disposable Ports and Reprocessed Disposable Ports in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Introduction: Port site infection (PSI) is a rare complication of laparoscopic surgery that can reduce the benefits of this minimally invasive surgery and increase postoperative complications. As a variety of disposable ports (single-use ports) and reprocessed ports are used in laparoscopic surgeries, this study was conducted to compare the incidence of PSI in disposable ports and reprocessed disposable ports in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).

Materials And Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 473 patients were studied.

The safety of a novel single-drape cover for sterile back tables in the operating room compared to the standard two-drape method: an experimental study.

Background: Covering the prepared sterile back tables (PSBTs) during periods of nonuse and during active surgeries may decrease contamination of sterile surgical instruments that have direct contact to surgical wound. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) declared that an easy method for covering and removing the drape will ultimately be most effective (e.g.

Evaluation of Lateral Crura Divergence Angle of Iranian Candidates for Primary Rhinoplasty.

Background: Cephalic malposition of the lower lateral cartilages is a common nasal anatomic variation. Knowing the range of lateral crura (LC) divergence angle in Iranian population can help Middle East plastic surgeons. This study aimed to determine LC divergence angle of candidates for primary rhinoplasty in Iranian population.

Does Plastic Incise Drape Prevent Recolonization of Endogenous Skin Flora during Lumbar Spine Procedures?

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the PID with bare skin (without PID) regarding bacterial recolonization and bacterial regrowth of the adjacent skin of surgical incision in lumbar spine surgery patients.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted from February to May 2018 on 88 patients who were candidate for lumbar spine surgery. Patients were assigned to one of two groups, treatment (with PID) and control (without PID).

Sensory and Affective Dimensions of Pain and Anxiety Like Behaviors Are Altered in an Animal Model of Pain Empathy.

Pain is a unique and subjective experience that has a prominent function in animals' survival. Observation of pain in others leads to alterations in pain sensation and affection, termed "Empathy for pain". The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of empathy on sensory and affective dimensions of pain and its effect on anxiety-like behaviors.

Effect of Incise Drape on Contamination Rate of Surgical Wound during Surgical Procedures of Lumbar Spine.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the incise drape (ID) on surgical wound bacterial contamination during lumbar spine surgical procedures in treatment group (with ID) and control group (without ID).

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted on 88 patients who were a candidate for lumbar spine surgery. The patients were randomly assigned to one of the two groups, treatment and control.

Effect of Multimedia Self-Care Education on Quality of Life in Burn Patients.

Background: Burn injuries can have adverse effects on quality of life of patients and can disturb their physiological, psychological, social and spiritual well-being. This study aimed to investigate the effect of multimedia self-care program on quality of life in burn patients.

Methods: This Randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted from November 2015 to December 2016.

Effect of chronic stress on capsaicin-induced dental nociception in a model of pulpitis in rats.

Objective: Chronic stress can alter nociceptive sensitivity. However, the effect of stress exposure on dental nociception has been less addressed. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of chronic exposures to some social and psychological stresses on pulpal nociceptive responses.

Evidence of Altered Trigeminal Nociception in an Animal Model of Fibromyalgia.

Objective: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating chronic condition that significantly affects quality of life. A strong association has been demonstrated between FM and chronic pain in the trigeminal region in clinical studies. This study was performed to evaluate the response to acute and chronic noxious stimuli applied to the facial region.

Modern concepts of transport in multiple trauma: a narrative review.

Multiple variables can influence triage decision in multiple trauma. Recognition of priorities and selection of the destination can be successfully achieved by field triage and individualized clinical judgment. This narrative review summarizes the new options and protocols for transport of injured subjects.

Factors associated with nonbenzodiazepine antiepileptic drug intoxication: analysis of 9,809 registered cases of drug poisoning.

Purpose: Antiepileptic drug (AED) intoxications are common due in part to wide clinical application and availability. Because AEDs usually depress central nervous system function, overdosing may be potentially life-threatening or lead to a range of adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for nonbenzodiazepine AED (NBAED) intoxication.

Prevalence of spinal cord injury in Tehran, Iran.

Background/objective: To determine the prevalence of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in Tehran, Iran.

Methods: A population-based study was performed. In a random cluster sampling, 100 addresses were selected as the starting point of the survey for each cluster consisting of 25 households.

Rising incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in Kerman, Iran.

Background: The fall in the incidence of esophageal squamous cell cancer and noncardia gastric cancers in western countries parallels a concomitant rise in the incidence of gastric cardia cancer and distal adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. We aimed to investigate the incidence trend of different gastric and esophageal cancers in Kerman, southeast Iran.

Methods: The information of all newly diagnosed patients with gastric and esophageal cancers were collected actively from all histopathology departments around the Kerman Province during 1991 - 2002 retrospectively.

Comparison of road traffic fatalities and injuries in Iran with other countries.

Objective: To compare fatalities and injuries in road traffic crashes (RTC) in Iran with other countries.

Methods: Data were obtained from national health sources of Iran. These data included population number, registered motor-vehicles number, number of RTCs and consequent fatalities and injuries from 1997 to 2006.