Results 96 patients were recruited. The median age was 10.3 years, and 66% (64) were male. All patients had a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis and 84 patients (87.5%) had a diagnosis of asthma. The responder was the child’s mother in 87% of cases. 56% of responders had secondary or tertiary education and 45% of them were atopic. 76% of responders recognized that their children’s doctors had instr...

With today’s hospital demands and financial constraints, hospital inpatient bed management is becoming increasingly complex. The use of decision support systems could enable hospital staff and health decision makers to perform more focused management of the hospital inpatient beds, thus potentially reducing costs and inpatient length of stay. A literature review was carry out on both PubMed and...

Background. Postpartum depression (PPD) is considered as one of the mood disturbances occurring during 2-3 months after delivery. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of PPD and its associated risk factors in border city of Ilam, western Iran. Methods. Through a descriptive cross-sectional study in 2011, overall, 197 women who attended Obstetrics & Gynecology clinics postpartumly...

BACKGROUND There are three basic types of decision aids to facilitate operating room (OR) management decision-making on the day of surgery. Decision makers can rely on passive status displays (e.g., big screens or whiteboards), active status displays (e.g., text pager notification), and/or command displays (e.g., text recommendations about what to do). METHODS Anesthesiologists, OR nurses, an...

OBJECTIVE To determine the susceptibility of female eye hospital staff to rubella infection and the potential risk for hospital-based rubella outbreaks. METHODS A prospective cohort study on the seroprevalence of rubella IgG antibodies was conducted at three large eye hospitals in Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, where young children with eye abnormalities attributable ...

AIM The purpose of this study was to assess satisfaction level and related factors among patients who had an anesthesia during endoscopic procedures; and also validate a questionnaire for evaluating satisfaction with anesthesia. BACKGROUND The level of patient satisfaction with GI endoscopic procedure is an important criterion to indicate the level of expertise in endoscopy. PATIENTS AND ME...

aim : the purpose of this study was to assess satisfaction level and related factors among patients who had an anesthesia during endoscopic procedures; and also validate a questionnaire for evaluating satisfaction with anesthesia. background : the level of patient satisfaction with gi endoscopic procedure is an important criterion to indicate the level of expertise in endoscopy. patients and me...

T his volume describes changes in the workplace for Americans who do not earn enough to support themselves and their families. The number of such workers is substantial. In 2001 about 34 million Americans, 23.9 percent of the labor force, earned less than $8.70 an hour (Mishel, Bernstein, and Boushey 2003, table 2.9). Working full-time for the entire year at this wage produces annual earnings o...

INTRODUCTION Cryptosporidium is the causative agent of cryptosporidiosis. The disease is self-limited in immunocompetent persons but potentially life-threatening in immunocompromised individuals. METHODS The data included in the present review were obtained mainly from a Highwire Press (including PubMed) search for the period 2002-2011. RESULTS Information on cryptosporidiosis is lacking in...