during a 6 year period from september 1992 to september 1998, 165 children with a final diagnosis of henoch-schonlein purpura (hsp) were managed and followed in our center. there were 87 (52%) boys and 78 (48%) girls, with age ranges of 1-16 years and mean age of 7.8 years. forty-one percent of the patients had evidence of preceding upper respiratory tract infection (uri). the main clinical fea...

objectives: the purpose of this multi-center study was to investigate the probable predictive factors of mortality and morbidity in elderlypopulation. methods & materials: the descriptive prospective study was conducted based on the data gathered from trauma cases older than 65 years admitted to sina, shohada and fayaz-bakhsh trauma centers during years 1997-98. a pre-prepared questionnaire inc...

conclusions smm analysis provides valuable information on obstetric care. this study highlighted the need to improve antenatal care, which would help early identification of high-risk pregnancies. every smm could progress to maternal mortality if is not suspected, diagnosed and managed on its golden time. background investigating severe maternal morbidity/near miss is a newly recognized tool wh...

in a survey of the population of behbahan city, carried out in years 1990-91, the mean age was approximated up to 15.2 and 17.5 in the villages and the city, respectively. furthermore, about 27.4% and 27.9% of the corresponding populations were under 5 years of age. the birth rate in the urban and rural areas was about 31.2 and 33.3 per thousand live births. mortality rate related to the immatu...

background few studies in india as well as in most developing countries have compared the mortality and morbidity rates between chronic kidney disease patients who were referred early to nephrologists and those who were referred late. objectives to study the mortality and morbidity patterns and to compare the various clinical parameters between the abovementioned early and late referrals. patie...

background: atrial fibrillation (af) after coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) is a common complication with potentially higher risk of adverse outcome and prolonged hospital stay. objective: to determine the impact of postoperative af (poaf) on long-term outcome in a large cohort of patients who underwent cabg. patients and methods: we conducted an observational cohort study of 989 patients wh...

introduction: refractory status epilepticus is a life-threatening disease in children wherein seizure movements don't response to first line anti convulsion drugs. this study reviewed risk factors, management and early outcome of children with refractory status epilepticus. methods: patients with refractory status epilepticus admitted in tabriz children's hospital between 2003 and 200...

background and aims: according to different reports about the demographic characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction in iran, this study performed to determine the average age of morbidity and mortality from ami and its changes over time. methods: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study (historical) including all patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to hospit...