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2. The association between the volume of the gallbladder based on sonographic findings and demographical data in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort study (PGCS)
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Joukar, Farahnaz, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Alizadeh, Ahmad, Zeinali, Tahereh, Faraji, Niloofar, Tabatabaii, Mohammadjavad, Mansour-Ghanaei, Roya, Naghipour, Mohammadreza, and Mansour-Ghanaei, Fariborz
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- 2023
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3. Family history of cancer as a potential risk factor for colorectal cancer in EMRO countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Keivanlou, Mohammad-Hossein, Amini-Salehi, Ehsan, Joukar, Farahnaz, Letafatkar, Negin, Habibi, Arman, Norouzi, Naeim, Vakilpour, Azin, Aleali, Maryam Sadat, Rafat, Zahra, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Mansour-Ghanaei, Fariborz, and Hassanipour, Soheil
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- 2023
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4. The prevalence of onychomycosis in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis: A cross-sectional study
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Eftekhari, Hojat, Haghdar Saheli, Yalda, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Mahjoob, Mahsa, Kazemnezhad Leyli, Ehsan, and Bagheri Toolaroud, Parissa
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- 2024
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5. Characteristics and outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers treated with surgical debridement and standardized wound care.
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Moghaddam Ahmadi, Moein, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Darabi, Zohreh, Ramezannezhad, Hossein, and Moghaddam Ahmadi, Mahta
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CROSS-sectional method ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DIABETIC foot ,RESEARCH methodology ,QUALITY of life ,DEBRIDEMENT ,WOUND care ,DATA analysis software ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose a significant clinical challenge, often leading to amputations and hospitalisation. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and outcomes of DFUs treated with surgical debridement and standardised wound care. This descriptive cross‐sectional study focused on diabetic patients with appropriate vascular conditions, as determined by an Ankle Brachial Index >0.9. Based on their infection status, participants were admitted to Poursina Hospital in Rasht, Iran, and subjected to initial supportive measures, antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. The study incorporated primary treatment with wet bandages, silver spray and fibrinolysin ointment. Statistical analysis employed SPSS 22 software. Most patients were male (54.7%) and under 60 years old (50.7%). Overweight status was prevalent in 69.3% of diabetic ulcer patients, amongst whom 48% underwent wrist debridement. The 64% and 36% of the cases had grade III and grade II Texas index. Moreover, 96% of patients exhibited signs of infection and were classified as Stage Texas B. Reoperation was necessary for 34.7% of patients. The mean hospital stay was 8.5 ± 7.55 days, and the average recovery time was 15.2 ± 15.19 days. Out of 75 patients, 10 were unable to return to limb function due to disability. In this study, around one‐third of patients required secondary repair with grafts and flaps. A small number of them were unable to recover because of underlying disability, and the mean recovery time in other cases was 24 days. Future studies should follow up with patients for longer periods to assess long‐term therapeutic outcomes and quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. The role of diabetic foot treatment in improving left ventricular function: Insights from global longitudinal strain echocardiography.
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Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Hemmati, Hosein, Moayerifar, Maziar, Moayerifar, Mani, Gholipour, Mahboobeh, Motiei, Mahsa, Yazdanipour, Mohammad Ali, and Eslami Kenarsari, Habib
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GLOBAL longitudinal strain , *DIABETIC foot , *FOOT , *ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY , *HEART , *VENTRICULAR ejection fraction , *TREATMENT effectiveness - Abstract
We decided to evaluate the effect of treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in improving heart function by strain echocardiography than conventional transthoracic echocardiography. This prospective cross-sectional study included patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). Conventional and two-dimensional strain echocardiography performed before and after three months diabetic foot treatment. Then, we compared the echocardiographic parameters including left ventricular ejection fraction (LV-EF), left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV-GLS). Multivariate and univariate logistic regression analysis were performed to find which variable was mainly associated with LV-GLS changes. 62 patients with DFU were conducted. After echocardiography, all patients underwent surgical or non-surgical treatments. Three months after the treatment, LV-EF was not significantly different with its' primary values (P = 0.250), but LV-GLS became significantly different (P<0.05). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, with the increase in the grade of ulcer, LV-GLS improved by 6.3 times. Not only the treatment of DFU helps to control adverse outcomes like infection, limb loss and morbidity but also it enhances cardiac function. Of note, strain echocardiography found to be a better indicator of myocardial dysfunction than LV-EF. These findings make a strong reason for the routine assessment of cardiac function in patients with DFU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Intrabiliary and abdominal rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst leading to biliary obstruction, cholangitis, pancreatitis, peritonitis and septicemia: a case report
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Aghajanzadeh, Manouchehr, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Hemmati, Hossein, Samidoust, Pirooz, Delshad, Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeili, and Pourahmadi, Yousha
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- 2021
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8. Knowledge, attitude, and sources of information towards burn first aid among people referred to a burn centre in the north of Iran.
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Tolouei, Mohammad, Pirooz, Amir, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Davoudpour, Ravak, Zarei, Reza, Sadeghi, Mahsa, Mehdipour, Fatemeh, and Bagheri Toolaroud, Parissa
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TREATMENT for burns & scalds ,RESEARCH methodology ,CROSS-sectional method ,AGE distribution ,FIRST aid in illness & injury ,HEALTH literacy ,SEX distribution ,MEDICAL referrals ,BURN care units ,HEALTH attitudes ,INFORMATION resources ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,MARITAL status ,DATA analysis software ,EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
Optimal management of burns begins with first aid from the first hours of injury. Adequate knowledge of how to perform first aid for burns can reduce the consequences of injury. Therefore, this study aims to determine the knowledge, attitude, and sources of information assessment towards burn First aid among people referred to a burn centre in the north of Iran. A questionnaire‐based survey was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude, and sources of information towards burn first aid among people referred to a burn centre in the north of Iran in 2023. In this survey, a convenience sampling method was adopted. The variables consisted of four items on socio‐demographic information, 15 items on knowledge, ten items on attitude, and one item on sources of information related to burn First aid. A total of 371 individuals responded to the survey. The mean age of participants was 31.90 ± 8.49 years old. The mean score of the total knowledge of the participants in the research was 6.04 ± 3.05. There was a statistically significant relationship between the variables of age, sex, marital status, place of residence, level of education, and history of receiving first aid training with the participants' knowledge level. The average score of the total attitude of the participants was 44.08 ± 3.88. Out of 371 participants, 214 people (57.7%) had an average attitude, and 157 people (42.3%) had a good attitude towards burn first aid. There was a statistically significant relationship between place of residence, level of education, and history of receiving first aid training with the participants' attitudes in the research. In addition, the level of knowledge had a statistically significant relationship with the participants' attitude level in the research (p‐value <0.001). The majority of participants have limited knowledge of burn first aid. This lack of knowledge could lead to severe consequences. Therefore, healthcare organizations should review and promote consistent guidelines for burn first aid to tackle and minimize the effect of this grave injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Prevalence of surgical wound infection and related factors in patients after long bone surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.
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Asadi, Kamran, Tehrany, Pooya M., Salari, Amir, Ghorbani Vajargah, Pooyan, Mollaei, Amirabbas, Sarafi, Milad, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Esmaeili Delshad, Mohammad Sadegh, Takasi, Poorya, Fouladpour, Amin, Karkhah, Samad, Farzan, Ramyar, and Aris, Arash
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ONLINE information services ,META-analysis ,ORTHOPEDIC surgery ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,SURGICAL complications ,RISK assessment ,SURGICAL site infections ,MEDLINE ,BONE fractures ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
The goal of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to provide an overview of the prevalence of surgical wound infection and related factors in patients after long bone surgery. A comprehensive, systematic search was conducted in different international electronic databases, such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science and Persian electronic databases such as Iranmedex and Scientific Information Database using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as "Prevalence", "Surgical wound infection", "Surgical site infection" and "Orthopedics" from the earliest to the May 1, 2023. The appraisal tool for cross‐sectional studies (AXIS tool) evaluates the quality of the included studies. A total of 71 854 patients undergoing long bone surgery participated in 12 studies. The pooled prevalence of surgical wound infection in patients who underwent long bone surgery reported in the 12 studies was 3.3% (95% CI: 1.5%–7.2%; I2 = 99.39%; p < 0.001). The pooled prevalence of surgical wound infection in male and female patients who underwent long bone surgery was 4.6% (95% CI: 1.7%–11.7%; p < 0.001; I2 = 99.34%) and 2.6% (95% CI: 1.0%–6.3%; I2 = 98.84%; p < 0.001), respectively. The pooled prevalence of surgical wound infection in patients with femur surgery sites reported in nine studies was 3.7% (95% CI: 2.1–6.4%; I2 = 93.43%; p < 0.001). The pooled prevalence of surgical wound infection in open and close fractures was 16.4% (95% CI: 8.2%–30.2%; I2 = 95.83%; p < 0.001) and 2.9% (95% CI: 1.5%–5.5%; I2 = 96.40%; p < 0.001), respectively. The pooled prevalence of surgical wound infection in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) was 4.6% (95% CI: 2.3%–8.9%; I2 = 81.50%; p < 0.001), 2.7% (95% CI: 1.2%–6.0%; I2 = 83.82%; p < 0.001) and 3.0% (95% CI: 1.4%–6.4%; I2 = 69.12%; p = 0.006), respectively. In general, the different prevalence of surgical wound infection in patients undergoing surgical treatment after long bone fracture may be caused by underlying factors (gender and co‐morbidity) and fracture‐related factors (surgery site and type of fracture). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. Incidence rate and risk factors of surgical wound infection in general surgery patients: A cross‐sectional study.
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Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Asgary, Mohammad Reza, Sarafi, Milad, Fathalipour, Narjes, Pirooz, Amir, Jafaryparvar, Zakiyeh, Rafiei, Elahe, Farzin, Mohaya, Samidoust, Pirouz, and Delshad, Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeili
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LENGTH of stay in hospitals ,ALBUMINS ,ESCHERICHIA coli ,HEMOGLOBINS ,CROSS-sectional method ,LEUCOCYTES ,SURGERY ,PATIENTS ,QUANTITATIVE research ,FISHER exact test ,RISK assessment ,QUALITATIVE research ,SURGICAL site infections ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,DATA analysis software ,GRAM-positive bacteria ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Hospital‐acquired infections (HAIs) are considered a major challenge in health care systems. One of the main HAIs, playing an important role in increased morbidity and mortality, is surgical wound infection. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the incidence rate and risk factors of surgical wound infection in general surgery patients. This cross‐sectional study was performed on 506 patients undergoing general surgery at Razi hospital in Rasht from 2019 to 2020. Bacterial isolates, antibiotic susceptibility pattern, antibiotic administration, and its type, operation duration and shift, the urgency of surgery, people involved in changing dressings, length of hospitalisation, and levels of haemoglobin, albumin, and white blood cells after surgery were assessed. The frequency of surgical wound infection and its association with patient characteristics and laboratory results were evaluated. The SPSS software package (version 16.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used to analyse the data. Quantitative and qualitative variables were presented using mean (standard deviation) and number (percentage). The Shapiro–Wilk test was used to evaluate the normality of the data in this study. The data did not have a normal distribution. Hence, χ2 and Fisher's exact tests were used to evaluate the relationship between variables. Surgical wound infection occurred in 4.7% (24 cases) of patients with a mean age of 59.34 (SD = 14.61) years. Preoperative (>3 days) and postoperative (>7 days) hospitalisation, history of immunodeficiency (P < 0.001), and interns responsible for changing dressings (P = 0.021) were associated with surgical wound infection incidence. About 9.5% and 4.4% of surgical wound infection cases were significantly associated with pre‐ and postoperative antibiotic use. Gram‐positive cocci were the most prevalent strains isolated from 24 surgical wound infection cases (15/24, 62.5%). Among these, Staphylococcus aureus was the predominant species, followed by coagulase‐negative staphylococci. In addition, the most common Gram‐negative isolates identified were Escherichia coli bacteria. Overall, administration of antibiotics, emergency surgery, surgery duration, and levels of white blood cells and creatinine were identified as surgical wound infection‐associated risk factors. Identifying important risk factors could help control or prevent surgical wound infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Clinical challenge of co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 with influenza during the influenza circulation season: suggestions for prevention.
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Tarzjani, Shabnam Dehghan, Kamalzadeh, Sara, Moghadam, Majid Taati, and Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi
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H7N9 Influenza ,INFLUENZA ,SARS-CoV-2 ,MIXED infections ,COVID-19 ,VIRUS diseases - Abstract
The article discusses research which examined the efficacy of mRNA vaccine in COVID-19-associated emergency department/urgent care, as well as the clinical challenge of co-infection of SARS-CoV-2 with influenza during the influenza circulation season and offered suggestions for prevention of co-infection.
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12. Epigenetic profiling of MUTYH, KLF6, WNT1 and KLF4 genes in carcinogenesis and tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer
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Babaei Kosar, Khaksar Roya, Zeinali Tahereh, Hemmati Hossein, Bandegi Ahmadreza, Samidoust Pirouz, Ashoobi Mohammad Taghi, Hashemian Hooman, Delpasand Kourosh, Talebinasab Fereshteh, Naebi Hoora, Mirpour Seyed Hossein, Keymoradzadeh Arman, and Norollahi Seyedeh Elham
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epigenetics ,fluctuations ,tumorigenesis ,carcinogenesis ,Medicine - Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is distinguished by epigenetic elements like DNA methylation, histone modification, histone acetylation and RNA remodeling which is related with genomic instability and tumor initiation. Correspondingly, as a main epigenetic regulation, DNA methylation has an impressive ability in order to be used in CRC targeted therapy. Meaningly, DNA methylation is identified as one of most important epigenetic regulators in gene expression and is considered as a notable potential driver in tumorigenesis and carcinogenesis through gene-silencing of tumor suppressors genes. Abnormal methylation situation, even in the level of promoter regions, does not essentially change the gene expression levels, particularly if the gene was become silenced, leaving the mechanisms of methylation without any response. According to the methylation situation which has a strong eagerness to be highly altered on CpG islands in carcinogenesis and tumorigenesis, considering its epigenetic fluctuations in finding new biomarkers is of great importance. Modifications in DNA methylation pattern and also enrichment of methylated histone signs in the promoter regions of some certain genes like MUTYH, KLF4/6 and WNT1 in different signaling pathways could be a notable key contributors to the upregulation of tumor initiation in CRC. These epigenetic alterations could be employed as a practical diagnostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer. In this review, we will be discuss these fluctuations of MUTYH, KLF4/6 and WNT1 genes in CRC.
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13. Evaluation of the Relationship Between Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Exercise and Return to Previous Activities in Patients Referring to Hospitals of Rasht during 2015–2017
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Aghajanzadeh, Manouchehr, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Ziabari, Seyyed Mostafa Zia, Asgary, Mohammad Reza, Ebrahimiyan, Ramin, Fomani, Ali Alavi, Jafarnejad, Alirza, and Tangestaninejad, Azita
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax ,Recurrence ,Chest Tubes ,Humans ,Pneumothorax ,Original Article ,Exercise ,Hospitals ,Pleurodesis ,Return to Sport - Abstract
Background The most common cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is subpleural bleb apical rupture. Little is known about the relationship between PSP and exercise and return to exercise the time. In this study, we tend to investigate the relationship between training and PSP and time of return to exercise and previous activities. Method This study was designed as a case series and the sample size included all patients diagnosed with PSP in Razi and Poursina and Aria hospitals of Rasht during 2015–2017 based on inclusion criteria. Variables were analyzed using Fisher's exact test, Chi-square, Mann Whitney U and t-test (p
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14. Evaluation of the Consequences of Targeted or Focused Mini-Incision Parathyroidectomy in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
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Hemmati, Hossein, Pourahmadi, Yousha, Motamed, Behrang, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, and Kenarsari, Habib Eslami
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PARATHYROIDECTOMY ,HYPERPARATHYROIDISM ,LENGTH of stay in hospitals ,SURGICAL site ,PARATHYROID glands - Abstract
Surgical approaches to primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) have been associated with a change from invasive to non-invasive methods in the last 20 years. In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 55 patients with primary adenoma-induced HPT underwent surgery. The parathyroid gland in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by parathyroid adenoma was removed by open surgery with an incision of about 2 cm in the neck in a targeted manner in a site localized by ultrasound or Sestamibi scan. The patients' personal information, including age, sex, length of hospital stay, serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, success rate, and problems and unwanted adverse consequences of surgery (e.g. infection and bleeding) were recorded for each patient and collected information was analyzed in SPSS software. Most patients were women (80%) and individuals in the age range of 41-60 years (47.3%). The hospital stay length ranged from 2 to 5 days with an average of 3.25±0.9 days. Success was considered as a decrease in PTH and calcium levels during the first 24 h after the intervention, and success rates of 100, 98.2, and 69.1%, respectively, were evaluated for a reduction of at least 50% in PTH levels and less than 40 ng/ml of PTH levels. No major complications were reported in the studied patients. Wilcoxon test revealed significant decreases in patients' postoperative serum calcium and PTH levels (P=0.000). Mini-incision Parathyroidectomy with limited incision was associated with significant reductions in serum calcium and PTD without complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
15. Comparison of Distal Arterial Hemodynamic Changes of the Upper Extremity Loop and Straight Arteriovenous Grafts.
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Hemmati, Hossien, Esmaeili Delshad, Mohammad Sadegh, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Kenarsari, Habib Eslami, Farzin, Mohaya, and Mousavi, Seyedeh Maral
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FORELIMB ,HEMODYNAMICS ,ARTERIAL catheterization ,HEMODIALYSIS patients ,VASCULAR surgery ,ARTERIAL grafts - Abstract
Hemodialysis access has been considered as a support for end-stage renal patients. We measured the hemodynamic changes of the distal part of the upper extremity immediately after providing the AVGs in each method mentioned above and then compared the results. This method is a novel one and hasn’t been used in any other studies before. We studied 32 patients referred to the vascular surgery department of Rasht Razi Hospital between 2019-2020 (using the Convenient Sampling method). This study is a case-control study. Out of 32 patients referred to the vascular surgery department of the hospital, 68.8% were male, and their mean age was 53.41±12.75 years, ranging from 28 to 78 years. Changes in distal arterial hemodynamics of the upper limb before and after clamping in dialysis venoarterial loop versus straight grafts are different in studied patients (P<0.05). The mean hemodynamic changes before and after clamping in loop venoarterial grafts (19.5000) are less than straight grafts. In dialysis patients who do not have any superficial vein suitable for venous, arterial fistula, surgical placement of artificial grafts in the upper limb is appropriate. Based on the results of this study, the loop method seems to have lesser ischemic Complications and can be applied to dialysis patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
16. Boerhaave's syndrome in a patient with achalasia: A rare case report
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Samidoust, Pirouz, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Aghajanzadeh, Manouchehr, Delshad, Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeili, and Haghighi, Mohammad
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- 2023
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17. Efficacy and tolerability of fourteen-day sequential quadruple regimen
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Mansour-Ghanaei, Fariborz, Samadi, Alireza, Joukar, Farahnaz, Tirgar Fakheri, Hafez, Hassanipour, Soheil, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Soltanipour, Soheil, Alizadeh, Ahmad, Rezamand, Gholamreza, and Fathalipour, Mohammad
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Helicobacter pylori ,Adverse effects ,Sequential therapy ,Furazolidone ,Eradication - Abstract
The optimal pharmacological regimen for eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been investigated for many years. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of bismuth-based quadruple therapy (B-QT) and a modified sequential therapy (ST) regimens in eradication of H. pylori. A randomized, double-blind trial was conducted on 344 patients. Patients with H. pylori infection and without a history of previous treatment were randomized to receive 14-day B-QT (bismuth subcitrate 240 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily) or 14-day ST (bismuth subcitrate 240 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and metronidazole 500 mg twice a day for seven days followed by bismuth subcitrate 240 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and furazolidone 100 mg twice a day for additional seven days). Drug adverse effects were assessed during the study. H. pylori eradication was determined eight weeks after the end of treatment using 14C-urea breath test. Based on per-protocol and intention-to-treat, the eradication rate was significantly higher (p, EXCLI Journal;Vol. 18 2019
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18. Efficacy and tolerability of fourteen-day sequential quadruple regimen: pantoprazole, bismuth, amoxicillin, metronidazole and or furazolidone as first-line therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial
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Mansour-Ghanaei, Fariborz, Samadi, Alireza, Joukar, Farahnaz, Tirgar Fakheri, Hafez, Hassanipour, Soheil, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Soltanipour, Soheil, Alizadeh, Ahmad, Rezamand, Gholamreza, and Fathalipour, Mohammad
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0303 health sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,sequential therapy ,Helicobacter pylori ,eradication ,adverse effects ,030311 toxicology ,Original Article ,furazolidone - Abstract
The optimal pharmacological regimen for eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been investigated for many years. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of bismuth-based quadruple therapy (B-QT) and a modified sequential therapy (ST) regimens in eradication of H. pylori. A randomized, double-blind trial was conducted on 344 patients. Patients with H. pylori infection and without a history of previous treatment were randomized to receive 14-day B-QT (bismuth subcitrate 240 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily) or 14-day ST (bismuth subcitrate 240 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and metronidazole 500 mg twice a day for seven days followed by bismuth subcitrate 240 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and furazolidone 100 mg twice a day for additional seven days). Drug adverse effects were assessed during the study. H. pylori eradication was determined eight weeks after the end of treatment using 14C-urea breath test. Based on per-protocol and intention-to-treat, the eradication rate was significantly higher (p, EXCLI Journal; 18:Doc644; ISSN 1611-2156
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19. Prevalence of pre-cancerous colon lesions in referred patients under patronage of a local relief foundation in Guilan province.
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Mansour-Ghanaei, Fariborz, Varshi, Gharmohammad, Joukar, Farahnaz, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Esmaeilpour, Javad, Gharibpoor, Alireza, Daryakar, Arash, Mansour-Ghanaei, Roya, Balou, Heydar Ali, Saedi, Hamid Saeidi, Mavaddati, Sara, and Sepehrimanesh, Masood
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MEDICAL sciences ,AGE of onset ,PATRONAGE ,GASTROINTESTINAL cancer ,COLON cancer ,COLON polyps - Abstract
Colon cancer is the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal cancers in developed countries with varied incidence and the onset age of disease worldwide. Overall, 161 participants who were under patronage of a local relief foundation and referred to the endoscopy ward of Razi Hospital affiliated to the Guilan University of Medical Sciences. These patients have been aged more than 50 or more than 40 years with history of colorectal cancer in their first-degree family were enrolled from March 2016-March 2017. Demographic information were collected. Colonoscopy was performed and histopathological evaluation of observed lesions and polyps was done. Most of participants were female (113 individuals, 70.2%) and aged 50-60 years (83 individuals, 51.6%). Seventy-four (46%) had certain lesions. Most of colonoscopy findings were observed in the ascending colon in which depressed polyps and diverticulum were most frequent. However, rectum showed the most histological findings. All polyps of descending and ascending colons were neoplastic, while most of rectal polyps were non-neoplastic. Male patients, who were aged more than 60 years and smokers had significant higher percentage of both lesions and polyps in their colon (p<0.05). Moreover, significant positive association was detected between exposure to harmful industries and having polyps (p=0.01). We found male gender, higher age, smoking, and exposure to harmful industries as important risk factors for having colorectal lesions, which must be confirmed in further studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Clinical Breast Cancer Registry of IR. Iran (CBCR-IR): Study Protocol and First Results.
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Seyyedsalehi, Monireh Sadat, Nahvijou, Azin, Javanmard, Shaghayegh Haghjooy, Rajabpour, Mojtaba Vand, Manteghinejad, Amirreza, Pirnejad, Habibollah, Niazkhani, Zahra, Sorkheh, Arash Golpazir, Baniamer, Maryam, Anasari, Jamshid, Bahrami, Masoud, Marzban, Maryam, Esfandiari, Atefeh, Ghoreishi, Seyedeh Masoumeh, Nikbakhsh, Novin, Iran Nia, Yahya Baharvand, Somaghian, Shahram Ahmadi, Ashoobi, Mohammad Taghi, Bakhshi, Fataneh, and Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza
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Background: Breast cancer (BC), as a significant global health problem, is the most common cancer in women. Despite the importance of clinical cancer registries in improving the quality of cancer care and cancer research, there are few reports on them from low- and middle-income countries. We established a multicenter clinical breast cancer registry in Iran (CBCR-IR) to collect data on BC cases, the pattern of care, and the quality-of-care indicators in different hospitals across the country. Methods: We established a clinical cancer registry in 12 provinces of Iran. We defined the organizational structure, developed minimal data sets and data dictionaries, verified data sources and registration processes, and developed the necessary registry software. During this registry, we studied the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cancer who were admitted from 2014 onwards. Results: We registered 13 086 BC cases (7874 eligible cases) between 1.1.2014 and 1.1.2022. Core needle biopsy from the tumor (61.25%) and diagnostic mammography (68.78%) were the two most commonly used diagnostic methods. Stage distribution was 2.03% carcinoma in situ, 12% stage I, 44.65% stage II, 21.32% stage III, and 4.61% stage IV; stage information was missing in 1532 patients (19.46%). Surgery (95.01%) and chemotherapy (79.65%) were the most common treatments for all patients. Conclusion: The information provided by this registry can be used to evaluate and improve the quality of care for BC patients. It will be scaled up to the national level as an important resource for measuring quality of care and conducting clinical cancer research in Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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21. The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender on Pain of Needle Insertion and Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Izadi F, Mazhari SA, Najafi M, Ashoobi MT, Sarafi M, Karkhah S, Ghorbani Vajargah P, Takasi P, Firooz M, Hosseini SJ, and Ozen N
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Introduction: Pain experienced during the insertion of a catheter into the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are prevalent issues among Hemodialysis (HD) patients. The primary objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to consolidate the findings from randomized clinical trial (RCT) studies examining the impact of aromatherapy with lavender on the pain associated with AVF catheter insertion and RLS in HD patients., Methods: A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar search engine from inception to August 1, 2022, using keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings, such as "Aromatherapy", "Lavender", "Arteriovenous fistula", "Pain", "Restless legs syndrome", and "Hemodialysis"., Results: Finally, eleven articles were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The results showed that aromatherapy reduced the average pain of catheter insertion in AVF compared to the control group (Standard Mean Difference: -1.60, 95% Confidence Interval: -2.32 to -0.87, Z=4.32, I
2 :90.3%, P<0.001). Also, aromatherapy massage reduced the average severity of RLS compared to the control group, which was statistically significant (Weighted Mean Difference: -13.21, 95% Confidence Interval: -17.50 to -8.91, Z=6.03, I2 :93.0%, P<0.001). Also, the subgroup analysis showed that lavender in the intervention group significantly decreased the pain intensity compared to the "no intervention" group (P<0.001), yet it was not significant compared to the placebo group (P=0.12)., Conclusion: In summary, the findings indicate a notable reduction in catheter insertion pain in AVF and relief from RLS among HD patients through the use of lavender essential oil. As a result, future research is encouraged to include a comparison of lavender's effects with those of a placebo group., Competing Interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.- Published
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22. Prevalence of Postoperative Hypothermia in the Post-anesthesia Care Unit.
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Ashoobi MT, Shakiba M, Keshavarzmotamed A, and Ashraf A
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Background: Unwanted postoperative hypothermia is an unpleasant event that can cause various complications., Objectives: As this serious complication and its provoking causes have not been investigated sufficiently, this study was designed and conducted to determine the prevalence of hypothermia and its associated factors in the post-anesthesia care unit after elective surgery., Methods: Four hundred patients undergoing elective surgeries were enrolled in the present cross-sectional research after termination of surgery and at the time of arrival at the post-anesthesia care unit of Poursina Public University Hospital. The tympanic membrane temperature was measured and recorded at the time of arrival at the post-anesthesia care unit and every 30 minutes after arrival. The required data were collected in a researcher-made checklist and analyzed after entering the SPSS software version 25., Results: Considering the 5% error, it can be said that the prevalence of hypothermia in patients undergoing elective surgery ranges from 20 to 28% at the time of arrival at the post-anesthesia care unit and 18.5 to 26% 30 minutes after arrival., Conclusions: More than a quarter of patients experienced hypothermia following elective surgery. Therefore, appropriate treatment and control measures are necessary to manage this complication, particularly in patients with predisposing risk factors and comorbidities., Competing Interests: The authors declared no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023, Ashoobi et al.)
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23. Survival Rate of Prostate Cancer in Asian Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Hassanipour S, Delam H, Arab-Zozani M, Abdzadeh E, Hosseini SA, Nikbakht HA, Malakoutikhah M, Ashoobi MT, Fathalipour M, Salehiniya H, and Riahi S
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Background: Prostate cancer is one of the most common health issues among men, especially older men. In recent years, incidences of prostate cancer is increasing., Objective: The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive estimate of the survival of prostate cancer in Asian countries., Methods: We searched five international databases including Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Knowledge and ProQuest until June 1, 2018. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment was used to evaluate the quality of selected papers. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42019117044)., Results: A total of 714 titles were retrieved. Thirty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Based on the random-effect model one-year, five-year and ten-year survival rate of prostate cancer were 81% (95% CI 77.8-84.2), 61.9% (95% CI 59.5-64.3) and 36.2% (95% CI 9.2-63.2) respectively. Survival rates based on HDI level for five-year were 30.07, 43.43 and 70.84 percent for medium, high and very high levels, respectively., Conclusion: According to the results of our study, the prostate cancer survival rate in Asian countries is relatively lower than in Europe and North America., Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare., (Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s).)
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