the duration of icu (intensive care unit) stay in cardiac surgery patients has an important role in the rate of complications and costs. the aim of this study was to determine the role of perioperative risk factors in clinical outcome based on the time of icu discharge. in this descriptive study, 219 patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (opcab) surgery in afshar hospital in yazd,...

introduction: in a prospective study, we aimed to assess the value of enhanced rdw to predict sepsis and evaluate factors affecting length of icu stay and in-hospital mortality among sepsis patients. material and method: after exclusion of 27 patients, we included 160 adult patients with suspicious sepsis admitted at university affiliated hospital with 33 icu-beds from 2010 to 2012. nighty pati...

conclusions central nervous system depressant was an important risk factor for vap among poisoned patients. hypoventilation due to cns depression can lead to vap. the apache ii and length of hospital stay were shown as independent predictors of vap and mortality among these patients. results the mean age of the patients was 33.9 ± 14.3 years. the probable vap incidence and mortality were 22% an...

background changes in vital signs may affect the myocardial oxygen demand. massage therapy has been used in intensive care units to relive patients’ physical and psychological problems. in all of the studies massaging has been done by a nurse and the patients’ family did not have any role. objectives the present study aimed to examine the effects of massage therapy by patient’s relative on vita...

background and purpose: oxygen therapy is one of the common treatments for neonates with cardiopulmonary disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to oxygen therapy standards by nurses before, during and after using oxygen hood. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 250 cases of nursing care were evaluated before, during and after administration of oxygen hood therapy in preter...

introduction: according to world health organization (who) 2001 statistics, hearing disorders are the most common congenital disease, and the incidence rate among high-risk newborns is as much as ten times as high as that in healthy neonates. however, 78% of screening test failures are well-baby nursery babies. the joint committee on infants’ hearing (jcih) has emphasized the importance of earl...