Evidence indicates that hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia do not benefit from tight blood glucose control. Maintaining a blood glucose level of less than 180 mg per dL (9.99 mmol per L) will minimize symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia without adversely affecting patient-oriented health outcomes. In the absence of modifying factors, physicians should continue patients' at-home dia...

how to cite this article: hasan tehrani t, haghighi m, bazmamoun h. effects of stress on mothers of hospitalized children in a hospital in iran. iran j child neurol autumn 2012;6(4):39-45. abstract objective hospitalization of a child can cause severe anxiety and stress in the parents, especially for the mother. this stress consequently affects the treatment course of the child. hereby, we inve...

to determine the level of anxiety and depression in hospitalized patients in surgical and internal departments. a cross sectional study on 359 hospitalized patients who were recruited from internal and surgical wards of khatam alanbia hospital. hospital anxiety and depression scale was used to collect information. borderline cases of anxiety and depression were 26.7% and 24.8%. probable cases o...

since hospitals are an important and integral part of the overall health delivery system, this study was carried out to measure the effectiveness of this institution within the system. the records of 633 hospitalized patients in the pediatrics ward of ghaem hospital in mashhad during 1357 (21 march 1978-20 march 1979) has been consulted. more than half of the patients were hospitalized with the...

Prevalence of ABO and RH Blood Groups in Hospitalized Patients with Covid 19 its Relationship Patients' Prognosis

background: depression is common in chronic medical illnesses including hf. it has been established that depression has different rates in different races and the reported depression rates among hospitalized patients range from 13% to 77%; nevertheless, there is remarkably little information on the prevalence of depression and the   impact of demographic and health status in the north of iran ....

BACKGROUND Delirium is common in older hospitalized patients, and is associated with negative consequences for the patients, next of kin, healthcare professionals and healthcare costs. It is important to understand its clinical features, as almost 40% of all cases in hospitals may be preventable. Yet, delirium in hospitalized patients is often unrecognized and untreated. Few studies describe th...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the impact of hospitalization for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on subsequent adherence to statins. METHODS AND RESULTS Using administrative claims from a 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiaries, we identified a cohort of Medicare patients aged ≥65 years, hospitalized from 2007 to 2011, taking statins in the year before AMI hospitalization (n=6618). ...

INTRODUCTION Psychiatric treatment in developed countries has significantly changed in the last few decades, with a significant shortening of the duration of hospitalization. Numerous West European countries are undertaking health system reforms to improve treatment efficiency. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to present the structure of hospitalized patients according to diagnostic categor...