Publications by authors named "Shiva Zarifkia"
Article Synopsis
- - The study examined acute poisoning in elderly individuals (60+) at Imam Reza Hospital over nine months, highlighting the sex and age distribution of cases among the 3064 registered patients, with 124 elderly patients included.
- - Findings indicated that 71.8% of the elderly poisonings were male, with male gender being a significant risk factor (OR = 2.62) and a prevalence of substance dependency (56.5%), mainly on opiates.
- - Common causes of poisoning included substance overdose (35.4%) and suicide attempts (23.3%), with key differences noted between genders; the study stresses the need for preventive strategies that address male gender and opiate dependency.
Background: Increased vascular permeability is one of the main mechanisms in the production of pleural effusion (PE) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has a significant role in its pathogenesis. This study aimed to compare pleural levels of VEGF in transudative and exudative PEs besides the other pleural markers.
Materials And Methods: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 80 patients with PE were divided into 4 groups as transudative (N=15), parapneumonic (N=15), tuberculosis (N=25), and malignant (N=25) PE.