objective: to compare the outcome of patients with up to 60% total body surface area (tbsa) thermal burns undergoing ultra-early and early excision and grafting. methods: this historical cohort study was performed in two referral burn centers of shiraz during a 1-year period from 2015 to 2016. we included those patients with thermal burns up to 60% tbsa who underwent ultra-early (48-72 hours) a...

autologous fat transfer offers many qualities of a ideal soft tissue filler. main advantages of fat grafting ensue from the fact that the lipoaspirate tissue is an abundant source of regenerative pluripotential cells. however, the reported rates of fat cell survival vary greatly in the medical literature (10-90%). different techniques of harvesting, processing, and reinjecting the fat cells are...

background: participation is mostly cultural and familial based, and there is not any assessment scales for evaluating kids' participation in iranian context, therefore the purpose of this study was developing children's participation assessment scale for iranian children.   methods: development of this scale occurred in two phases; phase i: planning: following reviewing the literature and adop...

background: congenital uterine malformations are the result of disturbances in mullerian duct development. in patients with recurrent miscarriage, the reported frequency of uterine anomalies varies widely, from 1.8% to 37.6%. there are reports in which cervical cerclage has been shown to prevent preterm labor in uterine anomalies. the aim of this study was to compare the role of cervical cercla...

objective assessment of risk predictors for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age in term and near-term infants. material & methods this case-control study was a representative sample of infants from different health-care centers of north and east of tehran. the association between risk factors and delayed motor development (developmental quotient below 70 indicating a significant...

central venous catheter (cvc) insertion is a practical way to assess patients hemodynamic specially in cardiovascular surgery but this relatively simple junior level procedure is not risk free and its common reported complications include; pneumothorax, hydrothorax, hemothorax, local hematoma, cardiac tamponade, vascular injury, thrombosis, embolism, and catheter disruption. here in this articl...

objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the outcomes of receiving a master’s degree in “rehabilitation management” in iran on the professional lives of graduates, as reported by them. methods: a questionnaire consisting of open and close-ended questions was e-mailed to 75 graduates and alumni of the course, graduated since the beginning of implementation of the course in iran, from 1...

background: reviewing the literature reveals that pentoxifylline (ptx) plus tocopherol (vitamin e) are used mainly to promote sperm quality. however trials focusing on the effects of these drugs in female partner are limited. combination of pentoxifylline and vitamin e appeared to improve the pregnancy rate in patients with a thin endometrium by increasing the endometrial thickness and improvin...

background: endometriosis is one of the most challenging diseases that constitute 20% - 40% of women searching for their infertility diagnosis. objective: this study was undertaken in order to compare the outcome of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ivf/icsi) in women with endometriosis, and tubal factor infertility as controls. materials and methods: from 2005 to 2006 a ...

background: to explain the role of arthroscopic release in intractable frozen shoulders. we used different questionnaires and measuring tools to understand whether arthroscopic release is the superior modality to treat patients with intractable frozen shoulders. methods: between 2007 and 2013, in a prospective study, we enrolled 80 patients (52 females and 28 males) with recalcitrant frozen sho...