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...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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...

UNLABELLED Gastroschisis and omphalocele are the most common malformation of the anterior abdominal wall.The aim of the study was to determine the abdominal wall defect frequencies, survival, and mortalities in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province of Iran.Materiał and methods. All cases born with omphalocele or gastroschisis whom born in Imam Khomeini hospital, were included in this study. Duration of stu...

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 The nurses as the largest group among different groups of hospital workforce play a crucial role in success of the hospital activities and promotion of community health. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to obtain an estimation of the necessary nursing workforce status in educational hospitals affiliated to Ilam and Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences based on the scientific formula. ...