Effect of Showing Angiograms to Patients After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Anxiety and Illness Perception: A Randomized, Blinded, Controlled Clinical Trial.

Background: As an invasive modality, a coronary angioplasty may cause a great deal of anxiety in patients and affect their mental health and general well-being. Accordingly, we sought to assess whether showing patients the video of their elective percutaneous coronary intervention (angiogram) could affect their illness perception and anxiety level.

Materials And Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, the patients undergoing angioplasty, were randomly divided into two groups of 30 patients.

The Percentage of Error of Different Weight Estimation Methods toward Actual Weight in Children Admitted to 17 Shahrivar Hospital.

Background: In pediatric resuscitation, it is necessary to distinguish the weight in order to provide proper doses of drugs, equipment selection, and ventilator settings, therefore, access to a simple, unbiased, and accurate formula can decrease mistakes. The aim of this study is to determine the percentage of error (PE) of different weight estimation methods toward actual weight in children admitted to 17 Shahrivar Hospital.

Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 1-10 years children admitted in the pediatric clinic of 17 Shahrivar Hospital in Rasht.

Colonoscopy outcome in North of Iran (Guilan): 2006-2009.

Unlabelled: Colonoscopy is a procedure that used largely, in assessment, screening & management of lower gastrointestinal disease. Some of these diseases that assessed are colorectal cancer, polyps & inflammatory bowel disease. The goal of this study is determining of frequency of lower GI disease among patient who have elective colonoscopy.