Matinpor, Azita

Nursing Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Using Air Cushion in the Prevention of Occipital Pressure Ulcer in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery

Background & Aims:The prevalence of congenital heart (CHD) defects is about 6-8 per 1000 live births, more than half of which will require surgery during the first year of life. In Iran, the rate of diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases is increasing, so that the mortality caused by them in the intervals of 1989 to 2006 has increased from 27 to 30%. CHD accounts for almost one-third of all conge...