Publications by authors named "Seyed Alireza Mahdavi"
Article Synopsis
- This study focuses on creating a competency-based model for training anesthesiology residents in Iran, emphasizing the need for graduates to work independently.
- Researchers developed a national framework of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) tailored to anesthesiology, consisting of 14 specific topics based on expert consensus and national standards.
- The findings highlight the importance of customizing the implementation of these activities for each country while aiming to enhance the training quality of future physicians.
Introduction And Importance: The unintended passage of foreign bodies into the airway, is a common problem among children which can lead to death. Prompt diagnosis and extraction of the entrapped object is the key of success in these cases. Unfortunately, in addition to various extraction methods, in some cases the bronchoscopy may not be successful, and exploratory thoracotomy is inevitable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emergence Agitation (EA) is a dissociated state of consciousness characterized by irritability, uncompromising stance, and inconsolability. The etiology of EA is not completely understood. Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α-adrenoreceptor agonist with sedative and analgesic properties, which has been used to reduce the incidence of EA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Central vein cannulation allows the administration of large volumes of fluids in short times and at high osmolarities for rehydration, volume replacement, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition. Percutaneous central venous line insertion has replaced peripheral venous cut-down as the primary mode of short-term venous access in children.
Objectives: The aim of our study was to delineate some aspects of this procedure as well as its success rate and relative risk in pediatrics.