background: postoperative nausea and vomiting (ponv) is the commonest consequence after surgery which can lead to multiple difficulties on different body systems. the aim of this study was to compare dexamethasone and metoclopramide effect in preventing ponv and pain. methods : in a clinical trial, 60 asa 1-2 patients who were candidate for elective inguinal surgery were randomly divided into t...

introduction: sleep disturbance is common in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery and has been subject to concern for more than 30 years. new literature suggests the importance of sleep and rest to restore, protect and promote performance and wellbeing of these patients. due to the important role nurses play to diagnose such disorders and to help patients get rid of these pr...

juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (jna) is a rare, benign and locally invasive tumor. massive bleeding because of vascularity of tumor and postoperative recurrence are potential problems of management. endonasal approach reduces the rate of postoperative recurrence, intraoperative bleeding, and complications of surgery, time of operation and duration of hospitalization. in this article, we r...

introduction: this study aimed to measure the changes in oral health-related quality of life of the patients, referred to shahid chamran hospital in shiraz before and after the orthognathic surgery. methods: this prospective study was performed using the 14-item oral health impact profile (ohip-14) questionnaire. the questionnaires were given both before and four months after the orthognathic s...

Many of people have hospital anxiety, fear of surgery and are afraid to take medicine. Nosocomephobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of hospitals. Reducing the anxiety is a routine part of pre-operative nursing care. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of anxiety in pre-surgical patients. This descriptive study was done in Shahriar hospital. Sample size was 11...

Background: Hypothermia is usually used during cardiac surgery to further protect against cardiac and cerebral ischemia. However, cognitive impairment could be a common complication after open heart surgery. This study aims to determine the effect of rewarming on the cognitive status of patients after open heart surgery.  Methods: The present study was conducted as a double-blind, randomized c...

retained gauze after surgery is an uncommon error and it may be associated with many complications. we are reporting our case to call attention to the fact that retained gauze may become symptomatic even after a very long interval. herein we report on a patient who developed infection and fistula with discharge from this error 35 years after a surgery for femur fracture and insertion of a im na...