background: quality of life (qol) assessment in patients on chronic hemodialysis (hd) or peritoneal dialysis (pd) has rarely been carried out. the aim of this study was to assess the quality of life during hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment in patients referred to teaching hospitals in urmia, iran. methods: all chronic hd and pd patients in taleghani and imam khomeini teaching hospi...

conclusion a comparison of these data with those of other countries showed that there was considerable geographic variation in bacterial patterns of sensitivity and resistance properties. therefore, the selection of antibiotics for empiric therapy especially in children with terminal renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) treatment should be based on the knowledge of ...

A 48 year old lady presented to our department with a two week history of loose stools, vomiting and lower abdominal pain. Loss of appetite and a significant weight loss were noted over the past year. Past medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, asthma, Sjogren’s syndrome were recorded. On admission, abdominal examination revealed localised guarding at the right iliac fossa. Initi...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Peritoneal interstitial fibrosis and hyalinizing vasculopathy were induced by peritoneal dialysis and other associated conditions (e.g., uremia). A quantitative method for peritoneal biopsy evaluation is required to investigate possible causative factors and severity of the peritoneal dialysis-related peritoneal alterations. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREME...

Background We intended to determine the incidence of endometriosis at diagnostic laparoscopy for infertility problem and pelvic pain and/or cyst. In addition we aimed to evaluate symptoms, different stages and locations of endometriosis in fertile or infertile endometriosis patients. MaterialsAndMethods This observational cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Obstetrics and G...