Mohsen Kolahdouzan
Associate Professor, Alzahra Hospital, General Surgery Specialist, Thoracic Surgery Subspecialist, Associate Professor of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
[ 1 ] - The Utility of Ultrasound and Laboratory Data for Predicting Intra-abdominal Injury among Children with Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Background: Children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) can be risk stratified for intra-abdominal injury (IAI) through a combination of readily accessible clinical variables. The aim of this study was to identify ultrasound and laboratory studies that accurately identify IAI while limiting unnecessary CT-scan among children without injury. Materials and Methods We conducted a prospective, obse...
[ 2 ] - Is Decline Rate of Intact Parathyroid Hormone Level a Reliable Criterion for Early Discharge of Patients after Total Thyroidectomy?
Introduction: Parathyroid dysfunction leading to symptomatic hypocalcemia is not uncommon following a total thyroidectomy and is often associated with significant patient morbidity and a prolonged hospital stay. The current study aimed at evaluating the comparative predictive role of serum calcium and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) for post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. Materials and Methods...
[ 3 ] - Foreign Body Aspiration in Adults (Two Unusual Foreign Bodies; Knife and Tube Tracheostomy)
Introduction:Foreign body aspiration is usually a serious condition that is most common among the pediatric population, and rare in adults. In adults, aspiration may be tolerated for a long time.Case Reports:Our first case is a 38-year-old man who presented with a 2-day history of swallowing a foreign body. He was completely asymptomatic. Chest X-ray revealed the presence of 5-cm foreign object...
[ 4 ] - مقایسه‌ی توزیع فراوانی عوارض کوتاه‌مدت تراکئوستومی از طریق جلد در مقابل تراکئوستومی به روش جراحی: یک کارآزمایی بالینی
هدف: تراکئوستومی از طریق جلد (Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy, PDT) روشی است که برای انجام تراکئوستومی الکتیو پیشنهاد شده است. هدف از این مطالعه تعیین توزیع فراوانی عوارض کوتاه‌مدت تراکئوستومی از طریق جلد در مقابل تراکئوستومی به روش جراحی (Surgical tracheostomy, ST) در بیمارستان الزهرا (س) اصفهان می‌باشد. مواد و روش‌ها: در این کارآزمایی بالینی بیماران در دو گروه تراکئوستومی به روش جراحی ST...