AIMS/INTRODUCTION To determine the prevalence and risk factors of retinopathy and validity of the current diagnostic cut-offs for diabetes by using data of health check-up examinees. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprises 1,864 Japanese who participated in the general health check-up program and did not have a previous history of cardiovascular disease. Non-mydriatic 45° digital fundus pho...

BACKGROUND Pain assessment is highly recommended in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. However, pain intensity and its impact on outcomes in these patients remain obscure. We collected the results of routine pain assessments, utilizing the behavioral pain scale (BPS), from 151 patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Risk factors associated with a pain event, defined as BPS of >5, and...

BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after surgery and increases costs, morbidity, and mortality of hospitalized patients. While radical cystectomy associates significantly with an increased risk of serious complications, including AKI, risk factors of AKI after radical cystectomy has not been reported. This study was performed to determine the incidence and independent...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Dyslipidaemia is the main risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Plasma lipid levels are conven-tionally used to predict coronary risk globally, but further studies are required to investigate whether the lipoprotein ratios are superior to conventional lipid parameters as predictors for CHD. METHODS A hospital-based case-control study consisting of 738 CHD patients a...

OBJECTIVE The risk factors for surgical site infections (SSIs) after cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy remain unclear. The goal of this study was to analyze the risk factors related to developing SSIs after cranioplasty and to suggest valuable predictors. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of patients who underwent cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy at o...

AIM To analyze the risk factors of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Thai tertiary care center. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 179 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy at our hospital from January 2001 to December 2016. Pancreatic fistula were classified into three categories according to a definition made by an International Study Group on...

objective: the aim of this study was to identify prognosis factors associated with recurrence in patients ‎with bipolar disorder.‎‎ method: this retrospective cohort study was conducted in hamadan province, the west of iran. all ‎patients (n = 400) with bipolar disorder who were hospitalized for the second time or more ‎during april 2008 to september 2014 were included in this study. ordinal lo...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to identify risk factors for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and risk factors for postoperative complications in acute calculous cholecystitis. The most common complications arising from cholecystectomy were also to be identified. METHODS A total of 499 consecutive patients, who had undergone emergent cholecystectomy with diagnosis of cholecy...

background: the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (ce) in qom province, central iran using elisa test. methods: overall, 1564 serum samples (800 males and 764 females) were collected from selected subjects by randomized cluster sampling in 2011-2012. sera were analyzed by elisa test using agb. before sampling, a questionnaire was filled out for eac...

background: patients with hereditary bleeding disorders are at risk of viral infection such as hepatitis c due to frequent transfusion of blood and blood products. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis c and associated risk factors in hemophilic patients in isfahan, the second big province in iran. methods: in a descriptive study, patients with hemophilia in isfahan province...