social capital is a multi-faceted phenomenon in social sciences that massively affects many social fields. it can be a helpful factor in promoting health. among the groups with high burnout, nurses have always shown higher levels of burnout. studies have revealed that social capital can be an important factor affecting burnout. this study aimed to determine the extent of the effect of social ca...

conclusions considering the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and fractures in iranian pilgrims, the necessity of self-care education to diminish such rates is substantial. results a total of 177 referral cases from iranian clinics to iraqi hospitals were recorded in 5 months. most of these referrals were due to cardiovascular diseases with 38.6%, then comes trauma with 26.55%, and fin...

purpose: to evaluate the demographic data, mechanisms of injury and complications of ocular trauma in patients over 60 year of age. methods: we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 91 patients older than 60 who were admitted and treated in the ophthalmology department of khalili hospital, between september 2002 and november 2008, due to ocular trauma. data were retrieved from admissi...

conclusions the evidence in the discussed topics was limited and controversial. this report is important because it exposes the current knowledge gap in head trauma studies in iran. evidence acquisition the guidelines were appraised using the appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation (agree) instrument. all key recommendations were reviewed by 14 prominent iranian neurosurgeons; level...

objective: to assess the availability of trauma care services in a district referral hospital of southern india. methods: this was a cross-sectional study being performed during 2013 in a tertiary healthcare centre in southern indian. a detailed assessment of trauma care services was done in a 400 bed speciality hospital which is an apex referral hospital in the public health system using a che...

Abstract Aim We aimed to measure and improve documentation decision making for on-call Orthopaedic Trauma referrals. Method Documentation all referrals the Service, at a major urban trauma centre, in Scotland, over defined period was reviewed. The audit conducted between February 2020 November 2021. scored. Two further cycles were performed after introduction of an electronic “contact note” sys...

IMPORTANCE Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In many low- and middle-income countries, formal trauma surveillance strategies have not yet been widely implemented. OBJECTIVE To formalize injury data collection at Groote Schuur Hospital, the chief academic hospital of the University of Cape Town, a level I trauma center, and one of the largest trauma referral hospital...

BACKGROUND Trauma remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The development of trauma systems in low-resource settings may be of benefit. The objective of this study was to describe operative procedures performed for trauma at a tertiary care facility in Kigali, Rwanda, and to evaluate geographical variations and referral patterns of trauma care. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all pros...

Trauma in children has been a concern but given little attention. Lately however, in Oman, it has been widely discussed in light of prevention of road traffic accidents and home accidents. Trauma in children comes only second to acute infection responsible for morbidity in children, with an annual cost of over £200 millions per year in UK.1 However, there are no cost figures from gulf countries...