intravenous chemotherapy is an important mean for the treatment of cancers. infusion phlebitis (ph) is a common and acute complication of chemotherapy. the frequency of ph is about 70% in patients undergoing chemotherapeutic management. it can induce the pain, increase the risk of thrombophlebitis, lead to incomplete follow-up, and thereby, affect the patient’s health status. respecting the gre...

background and aims. dental procedures injuring oral tissues may induce bacterial release to blood stream that can cause infective endocarditis in susceptible patients. the aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of general dental practitioners (gdps) in tabriz, northwest of iran, regarding endocarditis prophylaxis in cardiac patients receiving dental treatments. materials and...

background: critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (picu) are at increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding due to stress related mucosal injury. reducing gastric acid by acid suppressant medication is the accepted prophylaxis treatment, but there is not any definitive guideline for using prophylaxis in picu patients. the present study aimed to assess the effect of p...

background : the use of antibiotic prior to surgery is widely accepted. the who has recommended the use of atc/ddd (anatomical therapeutic chemical / defined daily dose) for the analysis of drug utilization.the aims of the present study are 1) to analyze the assessment of prophylactic antibiotic usage prior to surgery, 2) to assess the drug administration based on antibiograms and 3) to compare...

background and aims. this study was aimed at evaluating the effect of different prophylaxis methods on microleakage of microfilled composite restorations. materials and methods. in this in vitro study, class v cavities were prepared on buccal surfaces of 84 bovine teeth. the teeth were restored with tetric n-bond adhesive and heliomolar composite resin. subsequent to a thermocycling procedure a...

surgical site infections are one of the most important post-surgery complications. antimicrobial prophylaxis has been used routinely in surgeries to reduce infection incidence. however, inappropriate selection of antimicrobial agents or dosing can develop antimicrobial resistance, serious adverse reactions and prolong hospitalization. current study aimed to examine prophylactic antibiotic presc...

background :although the incidence of animal bite is increasing in iran, there is no sufficient knowledge about delayed post-exposure prophylaxis (pep). hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate delayed pep and its associated factors in bitten people.   methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted in tuyserkan district of hamadan province (west of iran) from february 2011 to february 2...

objective this study was conducted to evaluate the preventive effect of lamotringine on migraine aura and migraine attacks in children, afflicted with classic migraine. material & methods conducted between october 2005 and april 2008 in the neurology clinic of kashani hospital,  shahrekord, this study was a clinical trial, aimed at evaluating the prophylactic effects of lamotringine administere...

conclusions in this experimental model of open fracture, the chitosan film pure or impregnated with ciprofloxacin was not effective in the prophylaxis of osteomyelitis. results in cultures of the ct group, there was less bacterial growth compared to the results of the cultures of the ic (p = 0.005), c (p = 0.005) and ca (p = 0.009) groups. the inflammation was lower in the ct group compared to ...