hyperglycemia, in trauma patient, is commonly associated with a hyper metabolic stress response. our objective is to determine the effects of hyperglycemia on the overall outcome of head trauma patients. in this descriptive study data were collected from head trauma patients' admitted to intensive care unit (icu) of poursina university hospital in a one-year period (jan 2004-jan 2005), retrospe...

background: patient satisfaction has a key role in reducing side effects and patient complaints. it also increases the efficiency of treatment. this study was performed to investigate patient satisfaction from health services provided by educational hospitals in isfahan, iran. methods: in a descriptive study, 350 outpatients in educational hospitals of isfahan were non-randomly evaluated in 200...

sun light accompany with rest and fresh air is beneficial for maintenance of health. although scientific and laboratory witnesses have shown the relationship between light exposure and mental health, the live experience of pleasure feeling of sunlight is far more than what is accepted by experimental and observational researches. patient with affective disorders have been treated by increasing ...

background: optimal allocation of resources commensurate with performance improvement is the concerns of all countries including iran. estimation hospitals production function is important in the economic management of hospitals. objective: the aim of this study was to estimate the production function of iranian selected public hospitals as well as analyze the economic behavior in use of hospit...

introduction: insurance considered as the main financial resource of hospitals but hospitals have disagreement with insuring organizations in some financial cases and usually they do not received all their insurance claims. the aim of current research was to review the causes of deductions  in insurance bills in seyed alshahada hospital and suggest some suitable approaches. methods: in this des...

background: domestic violence is a serious threat to the physical and mental health of women. the aim of the present study was to find and compare the frequency of domestic violence between methamphetamine users, patients with psychiatric disorders, and healthy people. methods: in this analytical cross-sectional study, methamphetamine users (n=30) and patients with psychiatric disorders (n=30) ...

introduction: pain management after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (cabg) is an ‎important nursing care which can result in faster recovery and patient satisfaction.‎ objective: the aim of study was to determine post cabg patients’ perception on pain management ‎quality.‎ methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on ‎‏108‏‎ cabg patients, who were chosen by ‎sequential sampling me...

b a ckground: malnutrition has been the most prevalent problem in hospitalized patients during recent years, which accentuate the paramount importance of comprehensive nutritional  support  among  these  patients.  this  study  aimed  to provide a review of the recent literature about intensive care unit (icu) inpatients and their nutritional care. m ethods : this review on energy and nutrient ...

highly effective in developing and improving the quality of the provided services .so, the present study aims to compare the satisfaction of the patients suffering from anal fissure from inpatient and outpatient treatments. method: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 212 subjects who were selected through systematic sampling from the patients with anal fissure referring to motahari clin...