background: atrial fibrillation (af) after coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) is a common complication with potentially higher risk of adverse outcome and prolonged hospital stay. objective: to determine the impact of postoperative af (poaf) on long-term outcome in a large cohort of patients who underwent cabg. patients and methods: we conducted an observational cohort study of 989 patients wh...

conclusions with regards to the predictive strength of the combination of gcs and iss, a predictive system for analyzing the clinical outcome may be provided. results 15496 traumatic patients referred to the hospital and traumatic deaths occurred in 289 patients. blunt trauma accounted for 286 (99%) of death and penetrating trauma for only 1%. our findings concerning the injury pattern, correla...

background: to reduce traffic injuries in the country, health professionals should have accurate estimates of road traffic deaths. multiple and sometimes inconsistent statistics presented by organizations in charge create high degree of uncertainty for planners and decision makers. to achieve an accurate estimate, several methods are available. of them, capture-recapture method seems to be an a...

the elm leaf beetle xanthogaleruca luteola müller (coleoptera: chrysomelidae), is a serious pest of elm (ulmus spp.) throughout iran. in the present study, lethal and sublethal effects of neem, achook® containing 0.03% azadirachtin, were assessed on mortality, growth, larval weight and feeding deterrence as well as enzymatic and non-enzymatic activities of third instar larvae of the elm leaf be...

abstract introduction: bladder cancer is the most common tumor of the urinary tract and the ninth cancer in terms of incidence in both sexes in the world. bladder cancer is the second most common cancer in men in iran. this study aimed to investigate the trend of death from bladder cancer in iran.materials and methods: this study was conducted by the use of data on mortality in iran during 2006...

introduction: deep sternal wound infection is a rare but serious complication after cardiac surgery that can increase mortality and morbidity. the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and causative germs of deep sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery.   methods: data were collected retrospectively from patients who underwent different cardiac surgeries including coronar...

conclusions: prevalence rate of h1n1 infection in the study region was higher compared to other part of iran; but, close to the expected rate. the h1n1-associated mortality rate was lower than the reported rates in iran and other parts of the world. background: khuzestan and other parts of iran were involved with influenza a (h1n1) pandemic in 2009. objectives: the aim of this study was to desc...

background: chest trauma is responsible for 50% of deaths due to trauma. this kind of death usually occurs immediately after the trauma has occurred. objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the various aspects of chest trauma in patients admitted to two main trauma centers located in the isfahan province, iran. conclusions: since hemothorax is the main complication of blunt chest trau...

5.9 million children under age five died in 2015, 16 000 every day. Globally, under-five mortality rate has decreased by 53%, from an estimated rate of 91 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 43 deaths per 1000 live births in 2015. The average annual rate of reduction in under-five mortality has accelerated from 1.8%  a year over the period 1990–2000 to 3.9%  for 2000–2015 , but remains insuf...

Background: Some recent studies have shown that troponin may have a Prognostic value in patients with ischemic stroke. This study seeks to to evaluate the prognostic value of troponin on 3 months mortality and recurrence in patients with ischemic stroke. Method: In this study 63 patients with ischemic stroke were evaluated. Embolic and lacunar stroke were excl...