Heidari, F.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
[ 1 ] - The Effect of Simulated Education on the Adherence to Standards of Urinary Catheterization in Hospitalized Patients by Medical Students: A Short Report
Background and Objectives: Since non-adherence to urinary catheterization standards has irrecoverable consequences, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of an educational program of urinary catheterization on adherence to the standards. Materials and Methods: This educational trial study was conducted on a sample of 35 medical interns of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2017....
[ 2 ] - Determination of the Frequency of Microbial Agents and Drug Susceptibility Pattern of the Neonatal Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Alzahra Hospital, Tabriz, Iran
Background: Neonatal sepsis is one of the most important causes of infant mortality in developing countries. The causative organisms for sepsis are various in different regions across the world. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of microbial agents and drug resistance pattern of the neonatal sepsis in newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Alzahra Hos...
[ 3 ] - Clinical Guideline Adaptation for Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis Based on Frequency of Microbial Agents
Background: Sepsis is one of the most important causes of death in infants. The pattern of bacterial agents responsible for neonatal septicemia changes over time. The main aim of the present study was to provide a clinical guideline adapted for treatment of neonatal sepsis based on the frequency of microbial agents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Alzahra Hospital, Tabriz, Iran.Meth...
[ 4 ] - Evaluation of Children's Appendicitis Score Compared With Pediatric Appendicitis Score in Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis
Introduction: Identification and promotion of diagnostic methods has been a continuous effort to reduce disease and its complications and reduce costs associated with treatment. Despite all these efforts and improving our knowledge of diseases and diagnostic tools, pediatric appendicitis remains part of the diagnostic challenge in the surgical field. The aim of this is to compare the two diagno...
[ 5 ] - Letter to Editor: Positive predictive value of diabetes mellitus risk assessment
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important public health challenge [1 ].Different studies predicted that the frequency of diabetic patients will be increased to 642 million throughout the world by 2040 [2]. A notable percentage of diabetic patients are not aware of their disease (approximately 30% in Iran) [3]. Lag in the diagnosis of DM raises the expense of controlling disease and makes the progn...