conclusions in this study, sick sinus syndrome and pacemaker mode followed by syncope were independently associated with increased mortality. results survival data were available for 1030 (80%) patients (median age = 71 years [5th to 95th percentile range: 26 - 86 years]) and follow-up was completed for 84.28% of them. according to the results, 56% of the patients had received dual-chamber syst...

conclusions there is a risk for constipation after abdominal surgery. postoperative practices are effective on the risk of constipation. objectives to determine constipation risk before the surgery, bowel elimination during postoperative period, and the factors affecting bowel elimination. patients and methods this is a cross-sectional study. it was conducted in a general surgery ward of a univ...

results after controlling for gender and educational level, we observed statistically significant differences in the modified means between the patients who considered the behavioral risk factors and those who considered the physiological risk factors (p = 0.012, md = 5.03) and between the patients who regarded the behavioral risk factors and those who regarded the psychological risk factors (p...

conclusions the results showed that the prevalence of pediculosis among the glogah county primary school students was less than the average percentages observed in other students inside and outside of iran. results based on a total of 300 pupils, 17 of them (5.7%) were infested with pediculus capitis. the prevalence rate was 6.8% in the boys and 4.8% in the girls, while the rate of infestation ...

introdouction: recent studies have reported the connection between increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes with the presence of chronic periodontitis. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between chronic periodontitis and triglyceride, high- and low-density lipoprotein (hdl and ldl), and glucose levels. materials and methods: a total of 102 individuals particip...

background: coronary artery disease is recognized as one of the three major causes of mortality around the world. the role of inflammation in producing coronary artery disease has been established in previous studies. since periodontitis, which is highly prevalent, is considered as a cause of inflammation, its influence on producing coronary artery disease was investigated in the present study ...

abstract background: hypoglycaemia is a well recognized complication of falciparum malaria in children but its diagnosis may be overlooked because all the clinical features may be mimicked by severe malaria. to determine the prevalence of hypoglycaemia at the point of hospital admission of under-fives with falciparum malaria and identify its risk factors in patients seen in a nigerian secondary...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of dry eye in the patients referred to an eye clinic in birjand, iran. methods: this cross sectional descriptive-analytical study consisted of 600 patients who were referred to the eye clinic of birjand, iran between september 2010 and september 2011. they were given a simple questionnaire about the risk factors of dry eye including the demog...

conclusions overall, incidence of birth trauma in kashan city was lower in comparison with most studies. considering existing risk factors, further monitoring on labor, and delivery management in teaching hospitals are recommended to prevent birth injuries. in addition, careful supervision on students and residents' training should be applied in teaching hospitals. patients and methods in this ...

original article   musculoskeletal problems, resulting from lifting and transferring patients, are often reported among hospital orderlies worldwide. the purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence and factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in thai hospital orderlies. this cross sectional study was conducted in a government tertiary care hospital (2,221-bed hospital) in bang...