results with respect to the inter-reliability testing, there was a high level of agreement between reviewers applying the instrument in the admissions criteria and days of stay. overall agreement was > 77%; also specific inappropriate agreement and specific appropriate agreement were > 61%, and > 72%, respectively. regarding the validity of the testing, the instrument had a sensitivity of > 0.7...

1 Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2 Traditional Medicine and Material Medical Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Traditional Medicine Department, Faculty of Traditional Medicine of Tehran University of Medi...

A total of 2,305 consecutive newborns at Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran, and 1,706 at Lolagar Hospital, Tehran, Iran, were examined for 2 years (2004-2006). Mongolian spots were found in 11.4% and 37.3% of newborns at Shariati and Lolagar hospitals, respectively. The most frequent site of involvement is the sacral, followed by the gluteal area.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Associated Professor of Emergency Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 2. Associated Professor of Emergency Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 3. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicin...

1Academic Department of Clinical Oncology, Institute of Infections, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom 2Dept. of Histopathology, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom 3Dep. of Histopathology, City Hospital, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom 4Dep. of Pathology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran *T...

this study was designed to present and compare iranian hospitals` performance applying ratio analysis technique.this cross-sectional survey was conducted to present an instant image of 139 iranian hospitals` performance status applying ratio analysis as one of the non parametric technical efficiency assessment methods in 2008. data was collected using nine dimensional questionnaires supported b...

1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Imam Hassan Mojtaba Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran 2. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Network (PIDNet), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran 4. Department of Immunology...

1Medical Laser Application Research Center; Department of Urology, Shohadae-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Radiology, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Razzaghi,1 Mohammad Mohsen Mazloomfard,1 Hooman Bahrami-Motlagh,2 Babak Javanmard1 Isolated Renal Hydatid Cyst D...

background sufficient evidence is lacking about patient safety culture in iran. it is only by focusing on the culture of safety within healthcare and treatment institutes that improvements may be made in patient care services. conclusions given that “staffing” was the lowest rated element in patient safety culture, improving this element could help to increase patient safety culture in hospital...

background: workplace violence has become an issue of increasing concern. residents are often the first physician that patients will meet them. objectives: we conducted this study to evaluate workplace violence against medical residents in iran. materials and methods: in a cross sectional questionnaire based study we asked 1107 medical residents about violence exposure during past 12 months. re...