BACKGROUND Recent concern regarding interference with facial skeletal growth and the risk of complications after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has led to interest in exploring other treatment options for the management of chronic sinusitis in children. OBJECTIVE To present the use of a stepwise protocol that includes intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy as a therapeutic alternative to pediatr...

Diarrhea-induced dehydration is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old [1]. Most of these deaths occur in the developing world. Severe dehydration is treated with intravenous (IV) therapy. One risk of IV therapy is over-hydration, which can to lead to severe complications and death. In the developed world, infusion pumps are commonly used to regulate the delivery of ...

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IV Ig) preparations allow large amounts of IgG to be administered rapidly and painlessly. Currently, there are a number of IV IgG preparations available which differ in their manufacturing methods. However, all the licensed preparations are associated with a low incidence of adverse reactions on administration. They are used mainly for IgG replacement therapy in pati...

BACKGROUND Candida spp. are a frequent cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections worldwide. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use patterns and outcomes associated with intravenous (IV) fluconazole therapy in intensive care units in Spain and Germany. PATIENTS AND METHODS The research reported here was a prospective multicenter longitudinal observational study in adult intensive care unit patients ...

Background and Significance: Many hospitalized patients require an intravenous (IV) catheter to maintain vascular access or for administration of fluids and medications. The best approach to attaining peripheral intravenous (PIV) access for long term therapy is unknown, particularly in patients with a history of difficult IV placement. Purpose: To measure clinical outcomes using a Modified Seld...

Goals: an evaluation of effectiveness Fludarabine, Cyclophosphomide and Rituximab (FCR therapy) for patients with newly diagnosed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) validation results from multi-centered clinical trials in real practice. Materials methods: sixty six (66) diagnosis CLL were included to this prospective study average age 58 years old (39-73 old). Stage I - II according Rai stagin...

aim and background: efficacy of mindfulness based cognitive therapy and traditional cognitive behavior therapy in reduction of over generality in autobiographical memory test of patients with major depressive disorder in 2007 is considered in this study. method and materials: this clinical-experimental study was carried out on 90 patients randomly selected from 160 cases refering to tehran univ...

The pregnant women attending antenatal clinics or labour room in C.P.R. Hospital,Kolhapur were screened by ultrasonography. cases with gestational age more than 28 weeks AFI equal to less 7 included study. data was collected during 2013-2014. Cases falling into exclusion criteria later excluded from Patients below 5cm oligohydramnios group and between 7cm low group. All patients are distributed...

background& aim: substance abuse is associated with high prevalence of psychiatric disorders including mood disorders (especially depression), personality disorders and psychosis. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of methadone and its result on substance induced depression-symptoms among iv drug abusers of kashan prison in 1384. method & materials: this is a semi-experimen...