A 26-year-old Caucasian woman at 37 weeks gestation presented to the eye casualty with a sudden history of reduced vision and floaters in the left eye following an episode of sneezing. Her visual acuity was 6/6 and 6/60 in her right and left eyes, respectively. Anterior segment examination was unremarkable. Pupil reactions were normal. Fundus examination of the right eye was normal. Fundus exam...

background & aim:  self-confidence, as one of the key elements of clinical competence, plays an important role in one’s actions and behaviours. selection of proper instructional methods influences students’ self-confidence. therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of web-based training and educational simulation on midwifery students’ self-confidence in postpartum hemorrhage managemen...

background prostate traction is one way to control post-prostatectomy bleeding. the most popular method involves traction with a catheter fixed to the thigh with adhesive bands. however, this method has its own drawbacks. objectives we aimed to simplify this traction procedure and to overcome its disadvantages. patients and methods from 2007 - 2015, a new method was used to control post-prostat...

Objective: Preterm infants are prone to intraventricular hemorrhage. They may suffer from significant morbidity and mortality particularly in those with high-grade hemorrhage. Our objective was to determine the incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage in premature infants transported to a tertiary center compared with those delivered at the level III facility.  Methods: We evaluated all prematu...

abstract background: in developing countries, hemorrhage accounts for 30% of the maternal deaths. postpartum hemorrhage has been defined as blood loss of around 500 ml or more, after completing the third phase of labor. most cases of postpartum hemorrhage occur during the first hour after birth. the most common reason for bleeding in the early hours after childbirth is uterine atony bleeding du...

despite the many studies about timing for surgery in subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah), the optimum time is still unclear. the aim of this study was to determine the results of early and late surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. in this cross-sectional study we evaluated the results of 70 consecutive surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in in firuzgar hospital from 2005 to 2008...

background: intracerebral hemorrhage (ich) is a stroke type which resulted in disability. memantine have been supposed to have the effect on the functional status in patients with ich. objectives: comparing the effect of memantine with placebo on the clinical outcome of ich. materials and methods: this double-blind clinical trial was conducted in an academic hospital in northern iran on patien...