Iranian Red Crescent medical journal
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Iran Red Crescent Med J · Aug 2014
Association of psychologic and nonpsychologic factors with primary dysmenorrhea.
Primary dysmenorrhea seems to be one the most common gynecologic condition in women of childbearing age. ⋯ Low social support, alexithymia, neuroticism trait, long menstrual bleeding, family history of dysmenorrhea, and high-caffeine diet are important risk factors for women with primary dysmenorrhea. This study recommended considering psychologic factors as an adjuvant to medical risks in evaluation and treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.
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Iran Red Crescent Med J · Jul 2014
Appropriate anesthesia regimen to control sevoflurane-induced emergence agitation in children; propofol-lidocaine and thiopental sodium-lidocaine: a randomized controlled trial.
Emergence Agitation (EA) is a common problem in pediatric anesthesia. The current study evaluated the effect of intravenous lidocaine combined with propofol or thiopental sodium to control EA by sevoflurane in children. ⋯ Propofol-lidocaine anesthesia regimen was more effective to control the pediatric emergence agitation than the other combinations.
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Iran Red Crescent Med J · Jul 2014
ReviewHypothermia after cardiac arrest as a novel approach to increase survival in cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation: a review.
The aim of this review study was to evaluate therapeutic mild hypothermia, its complications and various methods for induced mild hypothermia in patients following resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ This study provides strategic issues concerning the induction of mild hypothermia, its complications, and different ways of performing it on patients; using this method helps to increase patients' neurological survival rate.
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Iran Red Crescent Med J · Jul 2014
Therapeutic effects of Iranian traditional medicine on a patient with cryptogenic cirrhosis.
There are several disorders that cause hepatic cirrhosis. However, if there is no known cause for cirrhosis, it is called cryptogenic cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is believed to be irreversible in its late stages. In these cases, liver transplantation is the only solution. ⋯ In this patient, traditional medicine treatment improved the patient's general well-being, hematopoiesis and portal hypertension. Furthermore, it improved his quality of life, although it had no effect on his liver function. We recommend more clinical trials on therapeutic effects of Iranian traditional medicine on cryptogenic cirrhosis.
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Iran Red Crescent Med J · Jul 2014
Developing a minimum data set of the information management system for orthopedic injuries in iran.
Orthopedic injuries are the most common types of injuries. To identify the main causes of injuries, collecting data in a standard manner at the national level are needed, which justifies necessity of making a minimum data set (MDS). ⋯ This study showed that some of the essential data elements included in other country's MDS or required for organizations and healthcare providers were not included. Therefore, a complete list of an MDS elements was created. Existence of comprehensive data concerning the causes and mechanisms of injuries informs public health policy-makers about injuries occurrence and enables them to take rationale measures to deal with these problems.