conclusions the association between viral hepatitis and nhl in the area of interest might provide some degree of explanation to this finding. our data confirm that due to epidemic infection of hcv in the area of naples, a high mortality for nhl persists, moreover the adoption of standard therapeutic protocols administered in full accordance with an evidence-based approach and current guidelines...

abstract acute diarrhea with severe dehydration has been a major worldwide cause of death in children younger than 5 years of age. etiological studies of gastroenteritis have shown that rotavirus causes 40–50% of acute diarrhea among infants and children in both developing and developed nations. numerous epidemiologic studies in the us and the world health organization have documented the clini...

background: gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gild) are among the most common causes of morbidity and substantial proportion of mortality with enormous economic consequences in iran. we aimed to collect and report the most recent statistics on deaths, symptoms, physician visits, and hospitalizations for common gastrointestinal and liver diseases in gastrointestinal referral centers of tehran...

background: evidence shows that the mortality rate of esophageal cancer (ec) in ardabil province is among the highest worldwide. studies on the epidemiological profile of ec in ardabil are scarce. we aim to study the characteristics of ec in ardabil using data from the recently established ardabil cancer registry (acr). materials and methods: this study has been accomplished based on data colle...

background: using spatial analysis tools to determine the spatial patterns of china province-level perinatal mortality and using spatial econometric model to examine the impacts of health care resources and different socio-economic factors on perinatal mortality. methods: the global moran’s i index is used to examine whether the spatial autocorrelation exists in selected regions and moran’s i s...

background and purpose: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (apache ii) is a scoring system that describes and predicts the severity of acute illness in patients admitted in intensive care units. its application is helpful in therapeutic monitoring methods, comparing the effectiveness of treatments and the decision to change the treatment, and comparing the performance and quality of...

background:the present study compared the differences between survivals of patients with colorectal cancer according to their ethnicity adjusted for other predictors of survival. methods: in this prospective cohort study patients were followed up from definite diagnosis of colorectal cancer to death. totally, 2431 person-year follow-ups were undertaken for 1127 colorectal cancer patients once e...

ingested corrosive substances produce different injuries, ranging from minor gastro esophageal burns to death, depending on the agent type, amount, concentration, and duration of substance exposure. the purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes and different causes of mortality in patients ingesting caustic substances. in a prospective study, between april 1999 and january 2006, a t...

conclusions although evaluations of the initial vital signs and physical examinations are still important, the history regarding the source of the stab wounds (aisw vs. sisw) may be helpful in determining the appropriate treatment methods and predicting patient outcomes. results a total of 19 patients had undergone exploratory laparotomy. of the nine patients with sisw undergoing this procedure...

background opium addiction is a major issue amongst burn-patients in iran. a few studies have addressed interactions between burn and addiction. objectives the aim of the present study was to compare mortality and morbidity between addicted and non-addicted patients with burn injuries. patients and methods this research was a prospective paired matched-cohort study that was conducted from octob...