War-Related Injuries and Surgical Procedures in Syria

Iraq-Iran War-related Intraocular Foreign Body Injuries in Veterans

According to military documents, the incidence of ocular injuries significantly increases. Intraocular foreign body (IOFB) is one of the ocular damages that seriously threats vision. Many ocular injuries occurred in a war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988. The aim of the present study was to review ocular damages made by IOFB in this war, different methods of treatment and their prognosis.

Liver Injuries in Imposed War Casualties

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Evaluating Blood Requests and Transfusion Practice in Major Surgical Procedures

Background: Red blood cell and other blood products play a crucial role in management of different disease processes, but in spite of implementation of crucial steps to improve the process of request for blood and blood consumption, there is still not enough information available regarding the proper practice in many medical centres. We aimed to evaluate the status of blood product requests and...

Psychosocial Adjustment in Siblings of Children with War-related Injuries

The study assessed the prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic symptomatology and emotional and behavioral difficulties in siblings of children who incurred warrelated injuries. It was predicted that injury severity, gender and attributional style would account for a significant amount of the variance in post-traumatic stress symptoms and emotional and behavioral difficulties in those sibli...

War Wounds and Injuries