AIM The purpose of this study was to determine clinical success rate of single visit verses multiple visit root canal treatment in cariously exposed vital primary molars. Material& methods: 40 children in age group of 4 to 7 years were divided equally into two treatment groups and recall visits were carried out after one week, one month and three months and six months. RESULTS Statistically n...

Blood pressure (BP) levels are linearly associated with cardiovascular risk, and hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Moreover, antihypertensive treatment-induced BP lowering has been associated with reduction in all outcomes (stroke, heart failure, coronary events, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality). Apart from the established knowledge regar...

background: postpartum care at home is a post delivery care method that can be provided by public health nurses, trained health workers, or midwifery nurses. a study conducted to compare effect of two midwife visits at home to usual postpartum care on the healthy behaviors of low-risk iranian mothers. methods: a randomized controlled trial conducted on 200 mothers at a reference center for scre...

background: more psychiatric visits, especially non-emergency ones, to emergency departments (eds) of general hospitals have been observed in recent years. the aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of psychiatric visits to the ed of rasoul-e-akram hospital, tehran, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, during a two-month period, all psychiatric presentations and consult...

introduction: pain control is the most important issue in emergency department management of patients with femoral bone fractures. the present study aimed to compare the procedural features of ultrasonography and nerve stimulator guided femoral nerve block in this regard. method: in this randomized clinical trial, patients with proximal femoral fractures presenting to emergency department were ...

Introduction At the 22 bed ICU at VU University medical center (VUmc) there was no uniform approach to the guidance offered by nurses to children visiting the adult ICU. Visitation was frequently discouraged. No educational material was available to prepare a child for a visit. The guidance of children does not form part of ICU training. Research has shown it is good to allow children on the ad...

Objectives: Dry Needling (DN) is a novel and effective intervention for patients with Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS). Some characteristics, such as needle penetration depth, needle insertion into the target muscle, and trigger points must be identified in this intervention. The Ultrasound (US)-guided DN is a technique that involves needle insertion at the site of injury and the simulation of ti...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of decentralizing tourists by promoting alternative local-guided tours. Results from a discrete choice experiment among young travellers indicate that while culinary tours are preferred over central attractions, overall, visitors demonstrated strong tendency to visit main attractions. Furthermore, labelled as sustainable were perceived less attractive. The...