abstract background: in developing countries, hemorrhage accounts for 30% of the maternal deaths. postpartum hemorrhage has been defined as blood loss of around 500 ml or more, after completing the third phase of labor. most cases of postpartum hemorrhage occur during the first hour after birth. the most common reason for bleeding in the early hours after childbirth is uterine atony bleeding du...

results the total number of time-loss injuries and matches missed rose from 129 and 506 respectively in 2008 - 2009 to 202 and 1110 in 2010 - 2011. following the introduction of ‘minimum medical standards’, both categories decreased (significantly for matches missed). these time-loss injuries and matches missed led to high costs of up to aud$ 37,317,029.29 (2012 - 2013 season). the same trend w...

clinical education is an essential part of medical trainees’ education process, and curriculum planners agree that it should be based on ethical standards and principles in the medical field. nevertheless, no explained and codified criteria have been developed for ethics in clinical teaching. this study was aimed to develop an ethical guideline for medical students and teachers as the first and...

background: one of the domains of scientific activities is working on animals. performing experiments on animals is per­missible only with the purpose of obtaining necessary information for saving and improving life of human be­ings or ani­mals. principally, all religions believe that human life is more valuable than animal life and humans have a god-given au­thority over animals, but they shou...

results of 153 patients, 96.8% received pc and 54.9% transfused ffp during or after surgery. most of the transfusions were done after operation in intensive care unit (icu). also, 20% and 17% of the patients underwent transfusion of more than 6 units of pc and ffp, respectively. the mean left ventricular ejection fraction of the patients was 42.5 ± 10.9%. a significant number of patients had an...

introduction: diabetes is one of the usual medical problems that had an important negative effect on patient’s health. researches demonstrate that there is a wide gap between recommended medical actions and received care by patients with diabetes. the aim of study was to assess the quality of care provided to patients with type 2 diabetes. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was carr...

background: development of a manual or well‑defined criterion for prioritizing the topics of clinical practice guidelines (cpgs) will help validate and organize this process evermore. this study was conducted to design an applicable manual that would prioritize the cpg topics for family physicians. methods: this study was a multi‑stage method using a qualitative approach that was conducted for ...

Cervical cancer screening is critical to early detection and treatment of precancerous cells and cervical cancer. In 2015, 83% of U.S. women reported being screened per current recommendations, which is below the Healthy People 2020 target of 93% (1,2). Disparities in screening persist for women who are younger (aged 21-30 years), have lower income, are less educated, are uninsured, lack a sour...