brucella endocarditis is a rare, and life threatening complication of human brucellosis. children are usually infected by consumption of contaminated dairy product. clinical presentation is similar to rheumatic fever. aortic valve is most commonly involved. clinical manifestations of fever, arthritis/arthralgia, aortic insufficiency, echocardiographic evidence of vegetation, and negative findin...

this survey investigates post general anesthesia complications in recovery room in patients undergoing elective surgery in one of the hospitals of iran university of medical sciences.

Resident surgical skills’ training is about to undergo a fundamental change from what has been practiced before. It has been determined that surgical education is going to shift from a time-based training paradigm (5-year general surgery residency program) to a criterion-based model with an emphasis on obtaining and maintaining competency. The structure of the new paradigm will feature several ...

INTRODUCTION: Effective leaders are critically important to the success and stability of a surgical division. The selection of an appropriate candidate, therefore, involves multiple variables. Previous studies have investigated institutional factors that contribute to a successful candidate. The purpose of this study is to evaluate educational and research trends in academic plastic surgery ver...

introduction with the growing popularity of totally extraperitoneal (tep) laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, many surgeons will inevitably face the clinical conundrum of how to simultaneously repair an umbilical hernia and an inguinal hernia via tep approach. case presentation in this case report, we describe the successful use of the umbilical hernia defect to insert the balloon dissector an...

background: length of stay is one of the most important indicators in assessing hospital performance. a shorter stay can reduce the costs per discharge and shift care from inpatient to less expensive post-acute settings. it can lead to a greater readmission rate, better resource management, and more efficient services. objective: this study aimed to identify the factors influencing length of ho...