background: for all the reports on the association between seasons and coronary artery disease, there is a paucity of information on the possible effects of seasonal variations on the outcome of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (cabg). the aim of this study was to assess the short-term outcome of post-cabg patients in the four different seasons to find any correlation betw...

background prolonged intensive care unit (icu) and hospital stay after cardiac surgery is vitally important and is influenced by both intraoperative and postoperative factors. objectives this randomized clinical trial study was designed to assess whether vitamin c supplementation could reduce the length of icu and hospital stay in post-cardiac surgery patients. patients and methods two hundred ...

conclusions: the study findings revealed that peritoneal lavage with imipenem solution (1 mg/ml) decreases the rate of post-operative ssis in patients with perforated appendicitis in comparison to patients irrigated with normal saline alone. these patients also had shorter hospital stay, and lower hospital costs. results: imipenem solution irrigation was associated with significant clinical imp...

the aim of present study was to determine the impact of two different icu management model, open and semi closed, on resources utilization in intensive care unit.retrospective cohort analysis using data from hospital database was applied to compare the effect of icu management model on icu length of stay and bed disposition of 1064 patients admitted to the general icu of imam khomeini hospital ...

Background: Administration of albumin for burn patients and its effects on mortality and morbidity has been debated for along time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of albumin administration on wound healing, length of hospital stay, weight change, and mortality of burn patients. Methods: Two matched groups of patients from Shiraz Burn Care Center were randomly selected. The pa...

background there are different risk factors that affect the intensive care unit (icu) stay after cardiac surgery. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate possible risk factors influencing prolonged icu stay in a large referral hospital. patients and methods we conducted a case-control study to determinate causes of prolonged icu stay in 280 adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery in ...