Objective: One of the common methods of anaesthesia for caesarean sections (CSs) involves the use of spinal anaesthesia in mothers. Various positions are utilized in this method. This study aims to compare the evaluation of two positions, Trendelenburg and reverse Trendelenburg, in candidates for CS to assess the duration of anaesthesia and changes in vital signs in women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Sternal fracture may be associated with major and serious injuries. In this study, the complications associated with isolated sternal fracture in trauma patients are evaluated based on radiographic and cardiac findings.
Methods: This retrospective study was performed on patients with isolated sternal fractures admitted to the emergency department of (XXX) Madani Educational-Medical.
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer patients undergoing emergency and elective surgery.
Material And Methods: In total, 116 tumors from patients treated surgically for colorectal cancer at four hospitals in Tehran between 2008 and 2013 were analyzed in the current study.
Results: Our findings revealed that the emergency cases were significantly more likely to have an advanced TNM stage ( = 0.
Bacground: The goal of this study was to evaluate the fine needle aspiration (FNA) preoperatively together with Touch Print, Crush Print, frozen section and pathologic methods to reach a diagnosis for patients with breast and axillary masses. Methods: This study was conducted on 107 patients, and included 111 samples of breast and 43 of axillary masses taken at surgery. Data on epidemiological and clinical features of the patients were collected using a questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: , a ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen, is one of the main causative agents of human superficial infections. Infections due to these bacteria are difficult to heal and cause serious economic issues.
Objectives: The present study was carried out to investigate the antibiotic resistance pattern of isolated from cases of superficial infections referred to the emergency health care units of Iranian Hospitals.
Cardiopulmonary arrest is the final result of many diseases and therefore, need for a careful implementation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) protocols in these cases is undeniably important. The introduction of ultrasound into the emergency department has potentially allowed the addition of an extra data point in the decision about when to cease cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of cardiac ultrasonography performed by emergency physicians to predict resuscitation outcome in adult cardiac arrest patients.
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