Background & aim: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a rare but most potentially life-threatening disorder in women under in vitro fertilization (IVF). This study aimed to determine the effect of low-dose human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on the prevention of OHSS and IVF outcome. Methods: This single-blind non-randomized clinical trial was performed from October 2008 to November 2012...

abstract background: leukemia is the most common malignancy in childhood, and acute myeloid leukemia (aml) is the second most common leukemia.aml still accounts for more than 30% of deaths from leukemia. aml is classified into several subgroups from m0 to m7 with different presentations, clinical features, and outcomes. material and methods: between march 1996 and october 2003, 47 children with...

background: in this study, the early effects of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl) on glomerular filtration rate (gfr) was assessed in different postoperative times and likewise, we determined the correlation of different variables with significant postoperative gfr drop  after pcnl. m aterials and methods: patient records of 486 cases that had undergone pcnl from january 2010 to october 2011 ...

background: few investigators have reported case fatality and disability of iranian patients with stroke. this study was designed to collect morbidity and case fatality data of hospitalized patients with stroke, and stroke care quality in isfahan, iran. methods: from 2006 to 2011, from overlapping sources (discharge diagnoses, attending physicians, and hospitalization wards), all hospitalized p...

background the presence of an infected family member significantly increases the risk of hbv transmission, but many socio-demographic and viral characteristics of family members affect the transmission rate. objectives in this study, we have used data mining techniques to investigate the impact of different variables in intrafamilial transmission of hbv infection. patients and methods demograph...