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Correspondence between hospital admission and the pneumonia severity index (PSI), CURB-65 criteria and comparison of their predictive value in mortality and hospital stay [Correlazione tra ricovero in ospedale per polmonite, criteri PSI e CURB-65 e confronto tra il loro valore predittivo della mortalitأ e durata della degenza]
(2013)
Pneumonia severity assessment systems, such as the pneumonia severity index (PSI) and CURB-65, were designed to guide physicians to admit the patients involved to appropriate wards of hospitals. This study evaluated ...
Assessment of intertrimester and seasonal variations of urinary iodine concentration during pregnancy in an iodine-replete area
(2007)
Objective: To assess intertrimester and seasonal variations in urinary iodine concentration (UIC) among pregnant women. Patients and measurements: Pregnant Tehranian women, with no history of thyroid ablation or consumption ...
Colorectal cancer in Iran: Immunohistochemical profiles of four mismatch repair proteins
(2010)
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to determine the profile of mismatch repair (MMR) defects in Iranian colorectal cancer patients by using immunohistochemical staining for products of four MMR genes: MLH1, MSH2, ...
Colorectal neoplasms in symptomatic patients without evidence of bleeding: A prospective study in an iranian population
(2007)
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a preventable disease with a high mortality and morbidity. Data on its prevalence are lacking in Iran, as well as for adenomatous polyps. This study was conducted to estimate prevalence ...
Coronary artery dimensions: Iranian population versus Indo-Asians and Caucasians
(2015)
Background The dimensions of the coronary arteries have been shown to vary among ethnic groups. There are no data available regarding the normal size of coronary arteries in Iranians. This study aimed to investigate normal ...
Comparative investigation of percutaneous plating and intramedullary nailing effects on IL-6 production in patients with tibia shaft fracture
(2017)
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of intramedullary nailing (IMN), open plating and percutaneous plating on the induction of IL-6 in patients with tibia fractures. Methods A total of 30 patients ...
A study of the time of hospital discharge of differentiated thyroid cancer patients after receiving iodine-131 for thyroid remnant ablation treatment
(2013)
The aim of this study was to measure the radiation exposure rate from differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients who had received iodine-131 (131I) treatment, and to evaluate hospital discharge planning in relation ...
A study of the clinical features and the treatment of breast cancer in 374 patients in Iran
(2003)
For evaluation of clinical features and state of the art in the treatment of breast cancer in Iran, we studied 347 consecutive patients among 1123 hospital admissions (in 14 hospitals in three cities) who had undergone ...
Assessing rheumatologists and radiologists agreement rate regarding the diagnosis of focal bone erosions and osteopenic changes using hand X-rays radiography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(2013)
In rheumatoid arthritis, diagnosis of bone erosions and osteopenic changes in earlier stages is extremely important to the initiation of specific and more aggressive treatment to subsidize the disease, decrease morbidities, ...
Assessing the quality of referral letters written by general practitioners: A cross-sectional study in rural Iran [Avaliaç?o da qualidade de cartas de encaminhamento escritas por cl?nicos gerais: Um estudo transversal numa ?rea rural do Ir?] [Evaluaci?n de la calidad de cartas de derivaci?n escritas por mé dicos generales: Un estudio transversal en un ?rea rural de Ir?n]
(2017)
Establishing effective communication between general practitioners (GPs) and medical specialists is a key component of the referral system. Written communication between GPs and medical specialists is the most common ...