Saline nebulizers in treatment of bronchiolitis.

Introduction: This study was conducted to assess the response to treatment and compare the effects of nebulized normal saline 0.9% and hypertonic saline 3% in the management of acute bronchiolitis, a condition associated with multiple complications in pediatric patients.

Materials And Methods: In this clinical trial, a total of 60 children diagnosed with viral bronchiolitis in the autumn and winter of 2018 at Ali Asghar Children's Hospital's emergency department were enrolled.

Comparison of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of end-stage patients with gastrointestinal cancers receiving conventional therapies with recipients of supportive-palliative care package.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer after receiving palliative and supportive care.

Materials And Methods: Conducted at Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran, Iran, this observational study included 500 end-stage gastrointestinal cancer patients. The study divided these patients into two groups: 250 utilized palliative medicine services, while the remaining 250 did not.

Expandable hESC-derived cardiovascular progenitor cells generate functional cardiac lineage cells for microtissue construction.

Background: Cardiovascular progenitor cells (CPCs) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are considered valuable cell sources for investigating cardiovascular physiology in vitro. Meeting the diverse needs of this application requires the large-scale production of CPCs in an in vitro environment. This study aimed to use an effective culture system utilizing signaling factors for the large-scale expansion of hESC-derived CPCs with the potential to differentiate into functional cardiac lineage cells.