Introduction: Although warm water is used for labor pain reduction, there is controversy regarding the potential complications of water birth. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate fetal and neonatal complications of water birth versus those observed in conventional modes of delivery. Methods:This clinical randomized trial was performed on 200 pregnant women at Mashhad Omolbanin Hosp...

INTRODUCTION Efficient use of resources in organizations is one of the most important duties of managers. Appropriate allocation of resources can help managers to do this well. The aim of this study was to determine the cost of radiology services and to compare it with governmental tariffs (introduced by the Ministry of Health in Iran). METHODS This was a descriptive and applied study that wa...

This study therefore investigated senior school Mathematics teachers’ awareness and perceptions of ICT resources for teaching learning Mathematics: a case Nigeria. A descriptive research the survey type was employed. The population consisted all Senior Secondary School teachers in Kwara-Central, Kwara State, Nigeria where two hundred fifty five (255) were involved study. Public private selected...

Methods The first aim of the study was to determine the plasma zinc level on admission in the hospital and 10 days after the recovery from acute gastroenteritis, in children aged 03 years, from the region of Bihor, Romania. Second aim of the study was to analysis the plasma zinc level according to the etiology of gastroenteritis. Zinc sulfate (10-20 mg daily, according to age) was given to the ...

Methods Observational study performed in a 17 beds medicalsurgical ICU. Time of study was 18 months. Consecutive mechanically ventilated patients during more than 48 hours were included. The variables analyzed were age, sex, cause of the intubation, APACHE II at admission in ICU, vasoactive requirements, fluid balance, day of weaning, ICU length of stay, tracheotomy, rate of reintubation. We di...