background and purpose: oxygen therapy is one of the common treatments for neonates with cardiopulmonary disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to oxygen therapy standards by nurses before, during and after using oxygen hood. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 250 cases of nursing care were evaluated before, during and after administration of oxygen hood therapy in preter...

introduction: according to world health organization (who) 2001 statistics, hearing disorders are the most common congenital disease, and the incidence rate among high-risk newborns is as much as ten times as high as that in healthy neonates. however, 78% of screening test failures are well-baby nursery babies. the joint committee on infants’ hearing (jcih) has emphasized the importance of earl...

abstract background: different modes of mechanical ventilation are used for respiratory support after coronary artery bypass graft (cabg). this study aimed to compare the effect(s) of using adaptive support ventilation (asv) and synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (simv) on the length of mechanical ventilation (intubation duration) and hospital stay after coronary artery bypass graf...

Background: This study has been conducted to investigate the effect of family-centered support program on satisfaction of the family members of patients in intensive care unit. Hospitalization of patient in intensive care unit causes crisis in family. It is very important to pay attention to the role of patient’s family in support and care of patients in intensive care unit, to pay attent...

Due to the severity of patients treated in the intensive care units, these units are commonly equipped with a variety of equipment that is handled by a multidisciplinary team. In order to identify problems, present and future, clinicians perform periodic assessments that produce huge amount of data, which availability is of vital importance. This study was performed in order to assess the impac...

Objective: To assess the systemic and oral health status of geriatric patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study a convenience sample 78 older ICU inpatients. single calibrated examiner collected demographic clinical data by analyzing patients’ records assessing their cavities. Descriptive analysis was performed to 5.00% significance leve...

OBJECTIVE Drug related problems are a major consumer of healthcare, although little is known about the impact of self-poisoning and illicit drug use on the provision of intensive care. We wished to quantify the number of admissions to our intensive care unit that were attributable to self-poisoning and illicit drug use, and to identify issues related to recognition, follow-up, prevention and co...

Background: Hospital bed capacity is one of problems in intensive care unit during at the time of crisis, emergencies and disasters. At this regard, it seems reverse triage can resolve this issue by using predictive score systems. This study was purposed to develop a reverse triage system in intensive care unit using APACHE II scoring system for crisis, emergencies and disasters situations. Me...