Purpose: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important step for patient survival inside   and outside the hospital. Therefore, the results of CPR can be effective in modifying the structure   of this operation and in eliminating its shortcomings. The purpose of this study was to evaluate   the success rate of CPR in intensive care unit of an Iran’s Army Air Force hospital in 2012.   Mat...

1 Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand 2 Intensive Care Unit, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand 3 Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand 5 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Auckland City H...

background: new-onset atrial fibrillation (af) after cardiac surgery contributes to increased morbidity, hospital length of stay, and resource utilization. although many aspects of af after cardiac surgery have already been elucidated, the mechanism by which cardiac surgery predisposes patients to af has hitherto remained unknown. recent evidence supports the notion that blood transfusion enhan...

OBJECTIVE Inotrope score has been proposed as a marker of illness severity after pediatric cardiac surgery despite a lack of data to support its use as such. The goal of this study was to determine the association between inotropic/vasoactive support and clinical outcome in infants after cardiac surgery. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Dedicated pediatric cardiothoracic intensive...

holistic care is the evaluation of the physical and mental states of individuals. considering the importance of spirituality in healthcare and its pivotal role as the first step toward providing spiritual care, this study was conducted to determine the perception of iranian nurses towards spirituality in neonatal intensive care units (nicus). methods: this study was conducted on nine participan...

background: nosocomial infections are an important cause of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (nicus). therefore, in this study, the incidence and prevalence of nosocomial infections were determined in nicus of the three largest neonatal centers in northwest iran, and the causative bacteria were identified in order to provide potential solutions to control the infections in these hospi...