purpose: to investigate the incidence, mechanisms, characteristics, and visual outcomes of traumatic wound dehiscence following keratoplasty. methods: medical records of 32 consecutive patients with traumatic globe rupture following keratoplasty who had been treated at our center from 2001 to 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. results: the study population consisted of 32 eyes of 32 patients i...

abstract: introduction & objective: in patients with chronic renal failure who need chronic hemodialysis, av fistula is one of the most proper ways of vascular access. the aim of this study was to assess the patency and complications of av fistulas in patients with chronic hemodialysis. materials & methods: in this descriptive study 82 patients with chronic renal failure, who underwent av fistu...

ionization radiation caused to incidence of complications in the exposed organs. in prostate radiotherapy, rectum and bladder have been radiated unwantedly and indicated some complications during and after treatment. the purpose of present study is to consider and to compare clinical complications of rectum and bladder in custom block and mlc for 3- d conformal radiotherapy, in order to determi...

results of a seven year (april 1985 to march 1992) prospoective study of bacterial meningitis in 189 infants and children admitted to our center indicate that: 1) tiie gram-negative bacilli, especially klebsiella species, are the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in neonates and young infants (

transradial coronary angiography has been known as an alternative to the transfemoral approach with fewer serious complications. radial artery pseudoaneurysms present as a rare complication of transradial catheterization. although some methods have been applied for the obliteration of pseudoaneurysms, the use of radial bands such as the tr band ® (terumo medical corporation, somerset, nj) is a ...

introduction: tube thoracostomy complications depend on the operator’s skill, patients’ general condition and the place in which the procedure is done. the present study aimed to compare the quality and complications of tube thoracostomy carried out by emergency medicine residents (emrs) and surgery residents (srs). methods: this cohort study was conducted on 18-60 years old trauma patients in ...

conclusions despite the progress made in medicine, meconium aspiration syndrome is still one of the causes of newborn infants’ mortality. the mortality and morbidity rates can be reduced by improvement in perinatal care, prevention of post term delivery, timely caesarean and effective neonatal resuscitation at birth. results sixty-three newborn infants, diagnosed with meconium aspiration syndro...

vascular complications by compromising the blood flow to the allograft can have significant and sometimes life-threating consequences for the patient. high level of suspicion and aggressive utilization of diagnostic modalities can lead to early diagnosis and salvage of the allograft.  this review will summarize the current trends in the management of vascular complications after liver transplan...

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acute paraplegia is a rare but catastrophic complication of surgeries performed on aorta and corrective operations of vertebral column. trauma to spinal cord after spinal anesthesia and ischemia of spinal cord also may lead to acute paraplegia. acute paraplegia as a complication of general anesthesia in surgeries performed on sites other than aorta and vertebral column is very rare. here we pre...