Compared of car accident hospital admission rate before and after Ramadan, 2008 in Shahrekord, Iran

زمینه و هدف: تصادفات رانندگی یکی از مسایل مهم بهداشتی با تعداد زیادی مرگ و میر و آسیب دیدگی در ایران است. این تحقیق با هدف مقایسه موارد بستری ناشی از تصادفات در ماه رمضان و ماه های قبل و بعد از آن و درک الگوی آسیب های ناشی از تصادفات منجر به بستری طی این ماهها در بیماران مراجعه کننده به بیمارستان آیت اله کاشانی شهرکرد انجام شد. روش بررسی: در این مطالعه آینده نگر کلیه مواردی که به علت تصادفات ترافیکی از 12 شهریور لغایت 10 آبان سال 1387 (ماههای شعبان، رمضان، شوال) در بیمارستان آیت اله کاشانی شهرکرد بستری شدند مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. اطلاعات توسط پرسشنامه از طریق مصاحبه و پرونده بیماران جمع آوری و جهت تجزیه و تحلیل اطلاعات از آزمون آماری کای اسکوار، t زوجی و آنالیز واریانس استفاده شد. یافته ها: در این مطالعه جمعاً 820 نفر موارد بستری در اثر تصادف مورد مطالعه قرار گرفتند. بیشتر موارد بستری مربوط به مردان (5/85) بود. مراجعین ماه شعبان 38، ماه رمضان 29 و ماه شوال 6/32 بودند. موارد بستری در ماه رمضان نسبت به دو ماه دیگرکمتر بود (05/0

Knowledge and attitude of physicians about cupping in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari province, 2007

چکیده: زمینه و هدف: از جمله روشهای اصلی در طب تکمیلی حجامت است. با توجه به افزایش رویکرد جدید به انجام حجامت، این تحقیق به بررسی آگاهی و نگرش پزشکان استان چهارمحال و بختیاری نسبت به حجامت پرداخته است. روش بررسی: در این مطالعه توصیفی تحلیلی 152 پزشک به روش تصادفی سیستماتیک انتخاب شدند. اطلاعات با استفاده از پرسشنامه خود ساخته که شامل مشخصات دموگرافیک، سوالات آگاهی و نگرش بود جمع آوری و داده ها با استفاده از آزمون های آماری ضریب همبستگی اسپیرمن، t، آزمون تعقیبی دانکن و آنالیز واریانس مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفت. یافته ها: از مجموع 152 نفر پزشکان مورد بررسی 78 نفر (3/51) زن و بقیه مرد بودند. میانگین سن پزشکان 6±9/33 سال بود. 16 افراد آگاهی خوب و 18 نمونه ها نگرش بالا (مثبت) نسبت به حجامت داشتند. بین سن، جنس و محل خدمت پزشکان با میزان آگاهی آنان ارتباط آماری معنی داری وجود نداشت. همچنین میزان آگاهی پزشکان عمومی و متخصص در خصوص حجامت با هم فرقی نداشت. بین نگرش نسبت به حجامت با وضعیت استخدامی پزشکان ارتباط معنی داری وجود داشت به گونه ای که پزشکان طرحی نگرش پایین تری نسبت به سایر پزشکان داشتند (001/0

Citrus aurantium Blossom and Preoperative Anxiety

Akhlaghi M, Shabanian G, Rafieian-Kopaei M, Parvin N, Saadat M, Akhlaghi M - Citrus aurantium Blossom and Preoperative Anxiety. Background and objectives: Reducing anxiety is very important before operation. Preoperative visit and use of premedication are popular methods to achieve this goal, but the role of anxiolytic premedication remains unclear and postoperative side-effects may result from routine premedication. Citrus aurantium is used as an alternative medicine in some countries to treat anxiety, and recently the anxiolytic role of this medicinal plant was established in an animal model study. The aim of this study was to assess the anxiolytic effect of Citrus aurantium blossom on preoperative anxiety. Methods: We studied 60 ASA I patients undergoing minor operation. In a randomized double-blind design, two groups of 30 patients received one of the following oral premedication two hours before induction of anesthesia: 1) Citrus aurantium blossom distillate 1 mL.kg(-1), (C-group); 2) Saline solution 1 mL.kg(-1) as placebo (P-group). Anxiety was measured before and after premedication using the Spielberger state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI-state) and the Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale (APAIS) before operation. Results: After premedication, both the STAI-state and the APAIS scales were decreased in C-group (p < 0.05); while exhibiting no significant changes in P-group. Conclusions: Citrus aurantium blossom may be effective in terms of reduction in preoperative anxiety before minor operation

Citrus aurantium Blossom and Preoperative Anxiety

Summary: Akhlaghi M, Shabanian G, Rafieian-Kopaei M, Parvin N, Saadat M, Akhlaghi M – Citrus aurantium Blossom and Preoperative Anxiety. Background and objectives: Reducing anxiety is very important before operation. Preoperative visit and use of premedication are popular methods to achieve this goal, but the role of anxiolytic premedication remains unclear and postoperative side-effects may result from routine premedication. Citrus aurantium is used as an alternative medicine in some countries to treat anxiety, and recently the anxiolytic role of this medicinal plant was established in an animal model study. The aim of this study was to assess the anxiolytic effect of Citrus aurantium blossom on preoperative anxiety. Methods: We studied 60 ASA I patients undergoing minor operation. In a randomized double-blind design, two groups of 30 patients received one of the following oral premedication two hours before induction of anesthesia: 1) Citrus aurantium blossom distillate 1 mL.kg-1 (C-group); 2) Saline solution 1 mL.kg-1 as placebo (P-group). Anxiety was measured before and after premedication using the Spielberger state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI-state) and the Amsterdam preoperative anxiety and information scale (APAIS) before operation. Results: After premedication, both the STAI-state and the APAIS scales were decreased in C-group (p < 0.05); while exhibiting no significant changes in P-group. Conclusions: Citrus aurantium blossom may be effective in terms of reduction in preoperative anxiety before minor operation

Therapeutic effects of Quercus persica l fruit skin on healing of second-degree burn wounds in animal model

Background and Objective: Second-degree burns are associated with several complications such as infection, septicemia, and unpleasant skin appearance and are one of the main causes of in-hospital mortality. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the therapeutic effects of Q. persica fruit skin on the healing of second-degree burn wounds. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 60 mice were randomly assigned into three groups. Vaseline was used for group 1, 1% Silver sulfadiazine (SSD) cream was used for group 2, and Vaseline-based Quercus persica L. hydroalcoholic extract was used for group 3. After the development of second-degree burns with a pathologist’s confirmation, the wound area was measured for a month by AutoCAD software. The wound was pathologically examined and data were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis using SPSS 18. Results: Decrease in wound area was 72.01% in the Quercus persica L. group, 65.95% in the SSD group, and 59.12% in the Vaseline group. Mean wound recovery was higher in the Q. persica fruit skin group but not significant (P>0.05). The mean number of wound hair follicles and sebaceous glands and mean wound angiogenesis were higher while wound inflammation intensity was lower in Quercus persica L group, but no significant difference in these variables was seen between the Quercus persica L and SSD groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Quercus persica L. had relatively acceptable therapeutic effects on the healing of second-degree burn wounds compared to SSD and Vaseline