Mehrdad Askarian
Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz Nephrourology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
[ 1 ] - Adherence to Informed Consent Standards in Shiraz Hospitals: Matrons Perspective
Background Informed consent is an important part of the patients’ rights and hospitals are assigned to obtain informed consent before any diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Obtaining an informed consent enables patients to accept or reject their care or treatments and prevent future contentions among patients and medical staff. Methods This survey was carried out during 2011-2. We assessed...
[ 2 ] - بررسی شیوع کلونیزاسیون روده‌ای انتروکوک مقاوم به وانکومایسین در بیماران بستری بیمارستان نمازی شیراز در سال1383
چکیده زمینه و هدف : برای بررسی شیوع کلونیزاسیون انتروکوک مقاوم به وانکومایسین یک مطالعه مقطعی در بیمارستان نمازی شیراز طراحی شد. روش بررسی : در یک مطالعه مقطعی از آذر 82 لغایت تیر 83 از کلیه بیماران بستری در بیمارستان نمازی شیراز (شامل 700 نفر)، نمونه سواب رکتال هر پنج روز یکبار تا زمان ترخیص تهیه شد در مدت مطالعه 1000 نمونه سواب رکتال با شرایط استریل تهیه شد سپس با روش disk diffusion انت...
[ 3 ] - Medical Students’ Knowledge of Indications for Imaging Modalities and Cost Analysis of Incorrect Requests, Shiraz, Iran 2011-2012
Medical imaging has a remarkable role in the practice of clinical medicine. This study intends to evaluate the knowledge of indications of five common medical imaging modalities and estimation of the imposed cost of their non-indicated requests among medical students who attend Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. We conducted across-sectional survey using a self-administered qu...
[ 4 ] - Cost Efficiency of the Family Physician Plan in Fars Province, Southern Iran
Background: In recent years use of family physicians has been determined as a start point of health system reform to achieve more productive health services. In this study we aimed to assess the cost-efficiency of the implementation of this plan in Fars province, southern Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done in 2007 in 18 provincial health centers as well as 22...
[ 6 ] - Low Dose, Short-Term Iron Supplementation in Female Blood Donors of Childbearing Age: a Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study
: Iron supplementation for blood donors is a controversial concept. However, to maintain regular blood donors, as a source of blood supply, the present paradigm is not appropriate and dose not prevent harms to blood donors. Methods: A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study, was conducted by enrolling 95 female regular blood donors of childbearing age (18-49 years). The participants...
[ 7 ] - Awareness and Observance of Patient Rights from the Perspective of Iranian Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Recipients of healthcare services have rights, which must be acknowledged and protected. Such rights include observance of acceptable patient physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs guided by commonly accepted rules and regulations. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of awareness rates and observance of patient rights in Iran from ...
[ 8 ] - Shiraz medical students’ perceptions of their colleagues’ professional behavior
Introduction: Today, development of professionalism is acritical aim of medical schools. Studies have demonstrated thatmedical students’ perceived level of professionalism is inadequateworldwide. This study aimed to investigate the medical students’perceptions of their colleagues’ professional behavior.Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study with 280 medicalstudents at Shiraz University ...
[ 9 ] - Quality of Referral Letters Written By Family Physicians to Otologists -A Peer Assessment
Introduction: Otolaryngology is a field with a high referral rate; however, there is a dearth of research on the quality of referral letters written in this field. This study was carried out to explicitly assess the quality of referral letters, more specifically in the field of otology. Materials and Methods: Two otologists assessed referral letters written by general ...
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