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Comparison of neurological soft signs between psychotic and non psychotic patients
(2017)
Introduction: Neurological Soft Signs (NSS) are a group of non-specific signs manifested in some psychiatric patients. To date, most studies have focused on NSS in schizophrenic patients. Aim: In the current study, the ...
Comparison of olfactory function before and after endoscopic sinus surgery
(2018)
Introduction: Olfactory loss in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis has been measured by different methods. However, the results have been variable, and it is not clear whether endoscopic sinus surgery significantly ...
Comparison of three methods for laryngeal mask airway insertion in adults: Standard, lateral and rotational [Eri?kinlerde laringeal maske havayolu yerle?tirilme teknikleri kar??la?t?r?lms?: Standart, yatay ve d?nأ¼?أ¼mlأ¼ y?ntemler]
(2015)
Determination of an optimal Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) insertion tech-nique is of great importance as unsuccessful prolonged insertion and mul-tiple attempts are associated with adverse respiratory effects and trauma. The ...
Correlation of plasma interleukin-18 concentration and severity of renal involvement and disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus
(2016)
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by activation of T and polyclonal B lymphocytes. IL-18 was originally identified as a factor which enhances IFN-? production and ...
Concentration of maternal serum 25-hydroxy Vitamin D and gestational 2 diabetes mellitus risk
(2017)
Background: The present study was designed to primarily investigate the association between serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a sample of Iranian woman. Methods: In the present ...
Continuation of medically necessary platelet aggregation inhibitors - Acetylsalicylic acid and clopidogrel - During surgery for spinal degenerative disorders: Results in 100 patients
(2014)
Background: Patients undergoing spinal surgery while under anticoagulation therapy are at risk of developing bleeding complications, even though lower incidences have been reported for joint arthroplasty surgery. There is ...
Detailed analysis of total colectomy on health-related quality of life in adult patients with ulcerative colitis
(2017)
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the quality of life (QoL) in a group of patients who had an intractable disease on medical therapy including biologics and underwent surgery. Background: Quality of life of patients ...
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 ...
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery outcomes following 6.5 years: A nested case–control study
(2017)
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in worldwide. This nested case–control study investigated the predictors of death in long-term follow-up after coronary artery ...
Correlating whole-body bone mineral densitometry measurements to those from local anatomical sites
(2016)
Background: Using the same cutoff points for whole-body measurements as for site-specific measurements will result in underestimation of osteoporosis. Objectives: We assessed the correlation between densitometry measurements ...