omental torsion is caused by the rotation of the greater omentum on its axis which may lead to tissue infarction and necrosis. it is a rare cause of acute abdomen. signs, symptoms and paraclinical data are not specific. the patients usually undergo laparotomy for acute abdomen of poorly defined origin. high index of suspicious is required for the diagnosis of this entity. the diagnosis is usual...

background: many of the multiple traumatized patients who refer to the hospital need transfusion. transfusion-related acute lung injury (trali) is a serious clinical syndrome associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood components. in the article, we present a case of trali following transfusion of packed red blood cells case presentation: a 24 year old male referred to shahid beh...

background: acute kidney injury (aki) is a common problem in critically ill patients and is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. recently, serum cystatin c has been shown to be superior to creatinine in early detection of renal function impairment. we compared estimated gfr based on serum cystatin c with estimated gfr based on serum creatinine for early detection of ...

introduction: traumatic brain injury is considered as the major cause of mortality and hospitalization of about ten million people across the globe. most of these patients are young and active people suffering disabilities. tranexamic acid (txa) therapy is commonly used to reduce blood loss and need for blood transfusions in surgical cases. this study aimed at investigating the effect of tranex...

Introduction: Vestibular rehabilitation is a treatment option for the management of vertigo and unsteadiness, which are very common in head trauma patients and more challenging in the early months after trauma. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a vestibular rehabilitation program in the recovery of acute and sub-acute head trauma patients. The goal of this study was evaluation of the ef...