results from a total of 319 patients, 78% (n = 249) were female and 22% (n = 70) were male, with the mean age of 83.6 years. seventeen percent of the patients suffered from heart failure, 23% from diabetes, and 19% from renal insufficiency. time to surgery averaged one day postinjury. average operative time skin-to-skin was 50 minutes. seventy-three percent of the patients could mobilize indepe...

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), acute cerebrovascular disease or stroke is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, the first major cause of physical disability in adults, and the second cause of dementia in this population.1 Fifteen million persons worldwide experience stroke per year and another 5 million have permanent disability as a consequence of ...

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), acute cerebrovascular disease or stroke is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, the first major cause of physical disability in adults, and the second cause of dementia in this population.1 Fifteen million persons worldwide experience stroke per year and another 5 million have permanent disability as a consequence of ...

Air pollution is a major environmental issue in all regions of the world. We aimed to assess the health impacts of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter  10 µm (PM10) in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran. The air pollution data were obtained from Sanandaj Department of Environment Protection. The annual mortality and morbidity, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases attributable to...

our recent literature survey indicated a lack of clinical assessment of the influence of gender and site of burn injury on the outcome of patients with extensive burns. this report examines the effect of burn sites and gender on extensive burns’ mortality. data was gathered from 283 patients with burns larger than 65% of the total body surface area (tbsa) above the belt line or below the belt l...

Background: Neonatal survival is one of the most important challenges today. Over 99% of neonatal mortalities occur in the developing countries, and epidemiologic studies emphasize on this issue in the developed countries, as well. In this study, we attempted to investigate the causes of neonatal mortality in Taleghani Hospital, Tabriz, Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we studied ca...