abstract background: most of the patients admitted in the intensive care units (icus) require an endotracheal tube and mechanical ventilation. in order to clear and maintain patency of the airways, endotracheal suctioning is required. therefore, the least detrimental way of endotracheal tube suctioning which can diminish the complications should be selected. the present study aimed to compare t...

abstract background: while critical care nurses are vulnerable to burnout because of the complex nature of patients’ health problems, working in critical care areas has become even more complicated by shift working schedules. this study aimed to determine the relationship between fixed and rotating shifts and burnout in a sample of critical care nurses working in critical care areas. materials ...

background craniosynostosis results from premature closure of one or more cranial sutures, leading to deformed calvaria and craniofacial skeleton at birth. postoperative complications and outcome in intensive care unit (icu) is related to surgical method and perioperative management. this study determined the perioperative risk factors, which affect outcome of patients after craniosynostosis su...

malaria is a parasitic disease that is starting to be encountered in intensive care units (icu) worldwide, owing to increasing globalisation. severe malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum , is characterised by cerebral malaria, acute renal failure, hypoglycaemia, severe anaemia, splenomegaly and alveolar oedema. we present the case of a 25-yr old male patient who presented to the emergency dep...

in this paper we consider the group algebra $r(c_2times‎ ‎d_infty)$‎. ‎it is shown that $r(c_2times d_infty)$ can be‎ ‎represented by a $4times 4$ block circulant matrix‎. ‎it is also‎ ‎shown that $mathcal{u}(mathbb{z}_2(c_2times d_infty))$ is‎ ‎infinitely generated‎.

let $cr_{n}(f)$ denote the algebra of $n times n$ circulant matrices over the field $f$. in this paper, we study the unit group of $cr_{n}(f_{p^m})$, where $f_{p^m}$ denotes the galois field of order $p^{m}$, $p$ prime.

in the present study, the effects of formalin as a peripheral noxious stimulus on spontaneously active units of the nucleus reticularis paragigantocellularis (pgi), a narrow region of the ventral pontine reticular formation, was examined in urethane anesthetized rats. spontaneous discharge of the pgi neurons was variable, ranging from i to 37 spikes per second. formalin as a chemical irritant a...

conclusions using eye mask can significantly improve the sleep quality in cardiac patients. therefore, nurses are recommended to use eye mask in combination with current treatments for improving patients’ sleep quality. results after the study, the median scores of the subjective sleep quality, the sleep latency, the sleep duration, the habitual sleep efficiency, and the sleep disturbances doma...