erectile dysfunction (ed) is an important impediment to quality of life. diabetes mellitus is one of the most common causes of ed. however, it has been one of the most neglected complications of diabetes mellitus. our objective was to study the prevalence of ed and its risk factors in iranian diabetic men. during 2002-2004, 700 diabetic men aged 20-69 years were interviewed to report on their e...

background: although gestational diabetes is a well-known cause of pregnancy complications, its epidemiology in iran has not been studied systematically. the aim of this review of published data was to describe epidemiology of gestational diabetes in iran. methods: we searched medline, www.sid.ir, www.magiran.com, www.iranmedex.com, and www.irandoc.ac.ir sites through march 2009, and examined t...

drug induced acute kidney injury (aki) has been implicated in 8% to 60% of all cases of in-hospital aki and as such is a recognized source of significant morbidity and mortality. evaluation of incidence, risk factors, onset time, and outcome of  antibiotics' associated acute kidney injury. during one-year period, all patients who developed acute kidney injury during their hospital stay in the i...

background: intravenous catheterization is a routine technique in medical centers which can cause diverse problems such as thrombophlebitis. objective: this study aimed to resolve replacement scheduling and proper cannula diameter and position issues for intravenous catheters. methods: in this 2015 experimental cohort study, 232 hospitalized patients receiving medication intravenously were asse...

background diabetes is one of the most serious metabolic disorders to affect different organs in the body. patients with diabetes are hence at risk of developing other problems. urinary tract infections (uti) are one of the problems that occur more commonly in diabetic patients than in others. there are several risk factors that lead to the incidence of uti in diabetic patients. conclusions we ...

ankle sprains are among the most common injuries in athletes and military recruits. high bmi, previous history of ankle sprain, poor muscle strength, proprioceptive deficits, limitation in rom and balance are important risk factors for ankle sprain. recent studies have shown that external support such as brace and tape significantly reduces the risk of primary and recurrent ankle sprains in ath...

objective: to determine the epidemiology of acute childhood poisoning in shiraz, southern iran. methods: this was a prospective cross-sectional descriptive study, being performed in nemazee and dastgheib hospitals affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences. the study included pediatric patients (<18 years) referred to our centers due to acute poisoning. demographic and etiological fa...

background road traffic injuries are among the leading causes of death in the world and iran. objectives the aim of this study was to assess the role of age, sex, education, and time of accident on human casualties and mortalities of road crashes in iran. materials and methods this study was based on data gathered by iranian police department from the records of road crashes from april 4, 2008 ...

background: it is introduced that unintentional childhood poisoning can be as result of child home environment and characteristics of parents. this study aimed at quantifying the adjusted population attributable risk percentage of risk factor of unintentional childhood poisoning.  materials and methods: the hospital based case- control included 140 consecutive poisoned children who admitted to ...