Publications by authors named "Shima Shafagh"
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- Fibrocystic change is a common benign breast condition in women aged 18-40 caused by estrogen imbalance, leading to painful symptoms that affect quality of life and healthcare costs.
- A study involving 64 women evaluated the effectiveness of N-acetyl cysteine over 12 weeks, measuring pain severity and changes in plasma biochemistry.
- Results showed that N-acetyl cysteine significantly reduced cyclical breast pain and inflammation markers, while improving total plasma glutathione levels, suggesting its potential benefits for managing cyclical mastalgia.
Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common etiology of abdominal operation worldwide. Despite advances in diagnostic guidelines there are still missed patients. This study evaluates assumption of plasma fibrinogen as a diagnostic criterion in AA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Biliary infections like cholecystitis and cholangitis are common and could be life threatening if treated inappropriate. Prescribing antibiotics is the key to control such infections. Occurrence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is highly probable and should be continuously monitored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Trauma is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Since the definition of preventable death has been described many studies like current one were conducted to evaluate this issue.
Methods: This cohort retrospective study investigated archived medical files of trauma victims from 2017 to 2020 in a referral single-center trauma hospital.
Unlabelled: There is association between lung contusion (lC) and a progressive inflammatory response. The protective effect of vitamin C and vitamin E, as strong free radical scavengers on favourite outcome of (LC) in animal models, has been confirmed.
Design: to evaluate the effect of vitamins, E and C on arterial blood gas (ABG) and ICU stay, in (LC), with injury severity score (ISS) 18 ± 2, due to blunt chest trauma.