1 Department of Nursing, International Branch, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2 Imam Khomeini Clinical and Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Department of Hospital Infections, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Department of Hospital Infection Control, Farabi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sc...

Objective: an appropriate psychological intervention to promote the level of the public health and mental well-being of nurses has a great importance. This investigation was aimed to study the effectiveness of stress management training on the psychological welfare of nurses in Imam Khomeini Hospital. Methodology: this study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest that used a control group...

Objective: Proper psychological interventions for enhancing public health and mental welfare in nurses are of great importance. This study intended to explore the influence of the teaching psychological welfare on marital satisfaction and self-efficacy in nurses of Imam Khomeini hospital. Methodology: The method of the present study was semi-experimental with a pre-test post-test design and a c...

INTRODUCTION Nowadays maxillofacial fractures have increased. In this study prevalence of different kinds of maxillofacial fractures and their associated factors are surveyed in patients referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia in 2011. METHODS The study was across-sectional observational study. 637 cases of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of maxillofacial fractures in 2011 referred to I...

Background & Objective Bacterial, contamination of blood components are a significant risk for transfusion reactions. Inherently, platelet concentrates (PCs) are vulnerable to bacterial contamination, due to the storage condition of processed PCs at room temperature, which provide very suitable conditions for the proliferation of microorganisms.The current study aimed at investigating the trans...

BACKGROUND The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a common pathogen which usually remains asymptomatic in the healthy adults; however, it can cause a symptomatic disease in the immunocompromised patients. The risk of infection with HCMV increases in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients as a result of receiving immunosuppressive agents. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the ...

BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS patients are mainly hospitalized for HIV-related diseases and opportunistic infections.ions. This study was performed to determine the causes of hospitalization and its related factors in HIV/AIDS patients in Tehran's Imam Khomeini Hospital during 2009-2012. METHODS This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. HIV patients admitted to the Imam Khomeini Hospital were...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Out-patient department is the gateway to almost all of the hospital services. Providing method of service in this place has an important role in the general impression of the patient of hospital sanitary and treatment services. This research was done with the purpose of studying the perception and expectations of out-patient service receivers of Imam Khomeini Hospital in ...

Objective: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a life threatening lesion but there has been only limited research about its frequency in Iran. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in the records of the pathology department of Imam Khomeini hospital in Ahvaz between 2005 and 2015. Methods: The retrospective and cross-sectional study was...

Purpose: Utilization of lead-contaminated opium may lead to severe motor neuron impairment and quadriplegia. Case report: Forty years oriented old male, opium addict, was admitted to the ICU, with headache, nausea and abdominal pain, and weakness in his lower and upper extremities without definitive diagnosis. The past medical and occupational history was negative. Laboratory investigation show...