background: elderly patients (>75 years) have constituted the fastest growing portion of the coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) patient population over the last two decades. of the goals that surgical care for the elderly pursues, cure may be an unfeasible one; nevertheless, palliation and comfort warrant sufficient importance. the present study sought to examine the postoperative course an...

conclusions a significant number of patients would benefit from surgical therapy to treat their gerd symptoms, but some incorrect beliefs still misguide the indications for the surgical procedure. results our review showed that: (a) the mortality rate of the surgical procedure is negligible and ppi therapy is also accompanied with mortality; (b) there is a 5% chance of severe dysphagia after an...

in this retrospective study, 510 infants and children with patent ductus arteriosus (pda) who underwent surgery at the shahid rajai heart hospital in tehran were evaluated to determine the rate of surgical complications, morbidity and mortality. 30 patients (6%) developed minor to major complications postoperatively. four patients who had undergone pda ligation without division required reopera...

the air in tehran is one of the most polluted airs in the entire world. because of the air pollution in the great tehran area, morbidity, mortality and symptoms emerge. this study has been conducted for the first time in iran. according to this study the total annual direct medical costs of morbidity estimated at us$ 3258255.48.our work also led to the estimation of an income elasticity of wtp ...

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...

introduction: air pollution due to particulate matter is a major environmental and health issue in all regions of the world. the aim of this study was to investigate the health impacts of pm10 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10μm) in khorramabad city, iran in 2014. materials and methods: in this study, pm10 sampling was conducted by a high-volume sampler at flow rate of 1.1-1....

background evaluation of operational risk is a consequential goal in perioperative management of patients in cardiac surgery. preoperative total lymphocyte count (ptlc) is a prognostic criterion of adverse major cardiovascular outcomes. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of ptlc as an independent predictor of postoperative morbidity and mortality in car...