UNLABELLED Organ dysfunction and multiple organ failure are the main causes of prolonged hospital stay after cardiac surgery, which increases resource use and health care costs. Increased levels of oxygen delivery and consumption are associated with improved outcome in different groups of postoperative patients. Cardiac surgical patients are at risk of inadequate perioperative oxygen delivery c...

this is a semi experimental survey with the main goal of identifying effects of the use of fundal pressure in causing complication from the time of the woman,s entrance into the delivery room to the time of discharge from the hospital.   210 women took part in this survey, 70 of which were in the research and 140 in the observed group. the necessary data about the subject of the study were gath...

protein status of 194 pregnant women and their newborn at a public and a private maternity hospital in tehran was studied. blood samples were taken from all women before delivery and from cords at delivery of the placenta. the following determinations were made: total serum protein, protein fractions, creatinine and urea. in the private group, significantly higher maternal mean values were foun...