background evaluation of operational risk is a consequential goal in perioperative management of patients in cardiac surgery. preoperative total lymphocyte count (ptlc) is a prognostic criterion of adverse major cardiovascular outcomes. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of ptlc as an independent predictor of postoperative morbidity and mortality in car...

objective: many studies have shown that the level of postoperative distress and anxiety in children is associated with the amount of anxiety during the pre operative period. in this study, we compared the effect of pre-operational attending in a playroom and using play activities on the level of anxiety increment after surgery in an intervention and a control group of iranian children. method: ...

the pain is the most common complaint in various diseases. postoperative pain is common complication and spatially in elderly patient because of exacerbation of heard and vessel was impotents. the aim of this study was evaluation of the effect of low-dose iv dexamethasone on postoperative pain in patients with lumbar discectomy.   in a clinical trial that studied in neurosurgery wards of shohad...

from general and regional anesthesia. the incidence of this complication is reported to be 40-70% among patients. pas occurrence depends on various factors such as age, gender and drugs used in anesthesia and surgery time. granisetron is a serotonin 5ht3 receptor antagonist. beneficial effects of such drugs have been shown in a limited number of studies. in this study, preventive effects of gra...

background transurethral resection of the prostate (turp) is the most common surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. objectives the aim of the present study was to compare the conventional bipolar transurethral resection of prostate (turp) with a modified transurethral resection of the prostate (m-turp) in men with mild to moderate symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. patients...

Background: The accuracy of reduction of ankle fractures using postoperative plain radiographies (x-ray) remainswidely controversial. Some authors have demonstrated that postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan can beuseful for these patients. In current study, the efficacy of x-rays after fixation of ankle fractures was investigated basedon the CT scan findings.Metho...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (apdt) and low level laser therapy (lllt) on wound healing, pain intensity, swelling problems, halitosis and the postoperative usage of analgesics after surgical removal of lower third molars. methods: one hundred and fifty patients, randomly divided into three groups were selected (50 per each group)...

The present retrospective study was designed to analyze factors with prognostic values a) within, and b) significantly associated with, short-term (12months or less) and long-term (more than 24 months) survival times, i n 72 consecutive patients treated for malignant gliomas. Among 41 (57%) short-term surviving patients, the absence of both aphasia and motor deficit (as initial presenting ...