introduction: sleep disturbance is common in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery and has been recognized for more than 30 years. new literature suggests the importance of sleep and rest for restoration, protection and promotion of function and wellbeing of these patients. because of the importance of the role of nurses in diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, this stu...

abstract background: open heart surgery can cause high levels of anxiety in patients. nowadays, lavender essential oil is widely used in medical research. this study was conducted with an aim to investigate the effects of lavender essential oil to reduce the anxiety of patients after coronary artery bypass surgery. materials and methods: this research is double-blinded randomized controlled tri...

The main purpose of the off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is to reduce morbidity and mortality due cardiopulmonary bypass. However, even though many studies have shown that off-pump coronary artery bypass is feasible and provides hospital morbidity and mortality similar to the on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery, probably better in some aspects, its long-term results have been qu...

abstract nowadays, coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) is considered to be one of the most common surgical procedures. this procedure has been the main topic in many clinical research studies, which have assessed the effect of the procedure on patients’ outcomes. like other surgical procedures, this procedure is also accompanied by a number of unwanted complications, including those of the r...

guillain-barre syndrome is a neurologic disorder that may appear after infection or major surgery.  guillian-barre syndrome following cardiac surgery is rare and only based on case reports, and we review all of the published cases. a 52-year-old man after 5 months suffering from chest pain was referred to our hospital and underwent coronary artery bypass graft for 3 vessel disease. the patient ...

tranexamic acid is now used on a routine basis for on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). we assessed the hemostatic effects of tranexamic acid to decrease bleeding tendency and transfusion requirements in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (opcab). a total of 66 patients were enrolled to elective opcab in a double-blind, prospective randomized study. of these,...