objectives: to compare the results of early versus late tracheostomy in trauma patients admitted to intensive care unit (icu). methods: this was case control study being performed at a major trauma centre in shiraz, iran including 120 trauma patients admitted to icu during a 2-year period and underwent tracheostomy during their icu stay. the patients were categorized into two groups of the earl...

introduction: some studies have suggested correlation between mpv index and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in adults. though bronchopulmonary dysplasia is also an inflammatory disease which develops in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome, we decided to study the possible correlation between the mean platelet volume (mpv) and the occurrence of bronchopulmonary...

prevention of medication errors in neonatal intensive care units (nicus) is of paramount importance due to age-specific and physiological conditions of neonates. this study aimed to evaluate the risk of medication prescription and administration via failure mode and effects analysis (fmea), which was carried out at the research and medical teaching center of imam reza hospital in mashhad, iran....

background: malnutrition has been linked to poor outcomes after elective joint arthroplasty, but the risk of unplanned postoperative intensive care unit (icu) admission in malnourished arthroplasty patients is unknown. methods: 1098 patients were followed as part of a prospective risk stratification program at a tertiary, high-volume arthroplasty center. chronic malnutrition was defined as preo...

background: the concept of family- centered care in neonatal intensive care unit has changed drastically in protracted years and has been used in various contexts differently. since we require clarity in our understanding, we aimed to analyze this concept. methods: this study was done on the basis of developmental approach of rodgers’s concept analysis. we reviewed the existing literature in sc...

Transfer of patients from the cardiac intensive care unit to the general ward, is one of the main reasons for anxiety. Given that the transfer anxiety may be due to receive at least, inconsistent or do not receive enough information before the patients leaving the intensive care unit, Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of information provision on anxiety levels in patients tran...

Background: Considering the prevalence of skin lesions and drug eruptions in intensive care units and the absence of research about it, we decided to study skin lesions of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study all patients admitted in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan in 1376-78 were observed and examined by a resident in De...