Introduction: Mechanical ventilation has been one of the most common forms of patients’ medical treatment in intensive care unit    and several factors affect the preparation of patients for weaning the mechanical ventilation. This study aimed at determining factors that have an impact on the duration of mechanical ventilation weaning.   Methods: In this sectional -an...

Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection reported among mechanical ventilation patients in intensive care units(ICU). Ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with increased morbidity, mortality hospital, length of stay and health care costs. Oral health can be compromised by critical illness and by mechanical ventilation and thus, it dete...

Background & Aims: Hypophosphatemia is seen in very ill patients and can affect treatment outcomes. The aim of this study is the assessment of the prevalence and the effect of the hypophosphatemia in immediate outcome of open heart surgeries in children. Materials & Methods: The patients were divided into two groups of normal and low serum phosphor level. In each group the duration of h...

  Background & Aim: Premature infants are the most admitted group to NICUs. Stabilization of cardio pulmonary parameters is a main goal in NICUs. Mechanical ventilation and endothracheal suctioning are the most common and effective procedures to stabilize cardio pulmonary parameters. The aim of present study was to compare the effects of two endothracheal suctioning methods (open and closed) on...