Gohar Eslami
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cardiovascular Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
[ 1 ] - The Survey of Pediatric Pleural Empyema in North of Iran (from 2004 to 2016)
Background: Pleural empyema is a collection of purulent exudate between the lungs and the chest wall. Despite the importance of the disease in children, no study has investigated it in Mazandaran province, Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and its outcome in children referring to hospitals of Mazandaran during 12 years. Ma...
[ 2 ] - Effect of Oral Glutamine on Patient Outcomes following Open Heart Surgery: A Double Blind Clinical Trial
Background and purpose: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death worldwide. Surgical treatment is one of the main treatment options for cardiac diseases. However, the complications of open heart surgery increase the morbidity and mortality rates and also increase the length of stay in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral glutamine...
[ 3 ] - Overconsumption of contrast media in percutaneous coronary intervention: Focusing on cost and acute kidney injury
Irrational use of medicines is a major problem worldwide. Since iodixanol (Visipaque®) was categorized in Category I (AV) based on the ABC-VED analysis in our hospital, we evaluated the amount of visipaque use and estimated the incremental cost based on the maximum contrast dose (MCD) following irrational use of contrast media. This retrospective study was conducted on 100 admitted patients age...
[ 4 ] - Clinical Evaluation of Enoxaparin Prescription in Mazandaran Heart Center
Background and purpose: Drug utilization evaluation (DUE) is one of the most effective methods to assess the correct administration of drugs. Enoxaparin is one of the most commonly used anticoagulant which is widely used as prophylactic or curative treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rational use of enoxaparin in Mazandaran Heart Center. Materials and methods: In a retrospecti...
[ 5 ] - Successful Use of Two Thrombolytic Drugs in Prosthetic Mitral and Aortic Valve Thrombosis
Introduction: Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a rare and severe complication of valve replacement, most often encountered with a mechanical prosthesis. The significant morbidity and mortality associated with this condition warrant rapid diagnostic evaluation. Although surgery is the first-line therapy in symptomatic obstructive mechanical valve thrombosis, thrombolytic therapy has been used as a...
[ 6 ] - Clinical points of intravenous pantoprazole consumption in Cardiac ICU
Background: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most common medicine for the treatment and prophylaxis of acid peptic conditions. The inappropriate use of the PPIs mainly intravenous form of Pantoprazole may lead to excessive cost and unexpected adverse effect. The purpose of our study was to evaluation the use of intravenous Pantoprazole in international heart center in north of Iran. Meth...
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