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H . Kharrazi, G Salimi,
Volume 7, Issue 4 (2-1994)
Abstract
In the fall of 1991, the incidence of goiter was determined in I07X male and
female school children in Kermanshah city. The study was considered from two view
points i.e., clinical examinations and measurements of levels of iodine excreted in
urine, and was performed in three age groups: 7-11 years of age, 12-15 years of age
and 16-18 years of age.
Clinical examination showed 16.5% occurrence of goiter in boys and 21.2'70
occurrence iIi girls of all age groups. The most common type of goiter in boys was
la with occurrence of about 14.2% whereas la and Ib were the most common in girls
with occurrence of 14.9% and 3.0%, respectively.
The results obtained from laboratory studies showed that the levels of iodine in
urine of healthy boys was about XlJ.17 ± 4.7 micrograms iodine per gram of
creatinine, and in healthy girls 97.9 ± 3.5 micrograms iodine per gram creatinine,
which indicates a significant difference in the levels of excreted iodine between the
two sexes. The levels of iodine in urine was decreased considerably in children with
goiter, lip to 47% in boys and 5R% in girls.
The results obtained from this survey indicate that Kermanshah province fits in
the moderate-deficiency region of the Hetzel classification for having a maximum
of 35% occurrence of goiter. Furthermore, 25 to 50 µg iodine consumption per gram
creatinine becomes one of the urgent priorities of the national campaign against
iodine deficiency disorders.
F Sari Aslani, B Salimi,
Volume 14, Issue 3 (11-2000)
Abstract
To investigate the patterns of DNA ploidy and proliferating activity in breast
cancer and relate them to other prognostic factors, paraffin blocks of 53 cases of
breast carcinoma were studied. Cancer cells obtained by mechanical tissue disaggregation
were examined for DNA content, ploidy and S-phase fraction. DNA
assay was done using a CAS interactive image analyzing system.
All of the cases showed high degrees of proliferation. The rate of aneuploidy
was 77% in invasive breast carcinomas. S-phase fractions were correlated with
the grades of the tumors (p
Faramarz Mosaffa, A.r. Salimi, F. Lahiji, M. Kazemi, A.r. Mirkheshti,
Volume 21, Issue 2 (8-2007)
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Different adjuvant drugs have been used with local anesthetics in order to decrease the time of onset and elongate the duration and quality of regional blocks. This study was performed to study the effects of one of the adjuvants, verapamil, in supraclavicular block.
Methods: In this double blinded clinical trial, we divided 60 ASA class I and II patients who were to undergo upper extremity surgery (aged between 18-40 yrs) into 3 different groups randomly. In group I the patients received 30ml Bupivacaine 0.5% plus 2ml normal saline for injection. Group II included patients who received 30ml bupivacaine 0.5% plus 2.5mg verapamil locally and 1ml normal saline for injection. In group III the patients got 30ml bupivacaine 0.5% plus 5mg of local verapamil. All blocks were performed through a supraclavicular brachial plexus procedure, and time of initiating sensory and motor blocks and onset of complete anesthesia and also blood pressure alterations and heart rates were studied and taken into consideration. For data analysis we used SPSS 11.5 software.
Results: Our results clarified that verapamil decreased the onset time of anesthesia, motor block and total anesthesia but there was no statistical difference between 2.5 and 5mg doses of verapamil (P>0.05). Among patients who received verapamil in the block, variation of more than 20% from baseline wasn’t detected in blood pressure and heart rate.
Conclusion: According to our findings, verapamil causes a decrease in onset times of sensory and motor block and the initiation of complete anesthesia of bupivacaine in supraclavicular block, but there were no significant differences between groups II (verapamil 2.5mg) and III (verapamil 5mg). Blood pressure and heart rate fluctuations were not more than 20% in group II and III.
Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Homeira Sajjadi, Yahya Salimi, Armita Shahesmaeili, Tom A.b. Snijders,
Volume 33, Issue 1 (2-2019)
Abstract
Background: An adequate perception of the degree to which one is at risk of having or contracting HIV is necessary for behavioural change and the adoption of safe behaviours. There are limited data regarding HIV risk perceptions among female sex workers in Iran. This study aimed to determine the HIV risk perception status and its association with sexual behaviours among female sex workers in Tehran.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 170 female sex workers in Tehran. Participants were recruited using a combination of snowball, purposeful, and convenience sampling methods. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify adjusted associations between background factors, sexual behaviours, and HIV risk perception. The analysis was conducted by the “logistf” package in the R statistical system. P-value less than .05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results: Among the participants, 122 (77%) reported high HIV risk perception. Most female sex workers with high HIV risk perception reported that they did not consistently use condoms (n=120, 98%. Female sex workers with a higher frequency of sex work (AOR=1.18, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.31), inconsistent condom use (AOR=0.15, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.66), a history of HIV testing (AOR=5.1, 95% CI: 1.2, 26.0), and low HIV knowledge (AOR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95, 0.996) were more likely to report high HIV risk perception.
Conclusion: Most female sex workers with risky sexual behaviours had a high HIV risk perception. Effective educational programs are suggested to enable female sex workers to correctly assess their own HIV risk and change risk behaviors based on self-assessment of actual risk.
Masoumeh Baghersalimi, Rozita Fathi, Sohrab Kazemi,
Volume 33, Issue 1 (2-2019)
Abstract
Background: Altered circulating amino acids levels have been observed in metabolic disorders, like obesity, type-2 diabetes, and other insulin-resistant states. This study aimed to investigate the effect of 8-week walking on plasma amino acids (PAAs) in obese girls.
Methods: This clinical trial study (IRCT20180928041160N1) was conducted on 32 early/mid pubertal obese girls which they divided into interval-walking (IWG, n=12), continuous-walking (CWG, n=11) and control (CG, n=9) groups. The walking program (3-sessions/week for 8-weeks) consists of 30-min walking with 70-85%HRmax and 60-75%HRmax, respectively in the IWG (2-min walking and 1-min active rest) and CWG. The concentration of PAAs was measured at baseline and 72-hours after the last session in fasting state, using high-performance liquid chromatography. A repeated measures ANCOVA (group (3) * time (2)) with post hoc Bonferroni was used to analyze the data.
Results: More the PAAs were not affected by interval or continuous walking training. A significant increase in lysine (p=0.003, 95%CI 24.08, 108.97) was observed only in the CG, and there was a significant difference between the CG and CWG (p=0.032). Global arginine bioavailability (GABA) significantly decreased in the CG (P<0.001, 95%CI -0.65, -0.21) and the IWG (p=0.004, 95%CI -0.60, -0.21). A significant increase in weight (p=0.043, 95%CI 0.27, 1.46), insulin (p=0.046, 95%CI -0.91, 9.01), and HOMA-IR (p=0.007, 95%CI 0.26, 2.63) were found only in the CG, and both insulin and HOMA-IR tended to decline in the CWG.
Conclusion: Except for lysine and GABA, all groups roughly showed similar changes in more amino acids. Continuous-walking could improve the plasma level of lysine and GABA, which along with an improvement of fasting insulin levels and HOMA-IR.
Seyed Hamidreza Bagheri, Alimohamad Asghari, Mohammad Farhadi, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Ali Kabir, Seyed Kamran Kamrava, Maryam Jalessi, Alireza Mohebbi, Rafieh Alizadeh, Ali Asghar Honarmand, Babak Ghalehbaghi, Alireza Salimi, Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi,
Volume 34, Issue 1 (2-2020)
Abstract
Background: The occurrence of anosmia/hyposmia during novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may indicate a relationship between coincidence of olfactory dysfunction and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aimed to assess the frequency of self-reported anosmia/hyposmia during COVID-19 epidemic in Iran.
Methods: This population-based cross sectional study was performed through an online questionnaire from March 12 to 17, 2020. Cases from all provinces of Iran voluntarily participated in this study. Patients completed a 33-item patient-reported online questionnaire, including smell and taste dysfunction and their comorbidities, along with their basic characteristics and past medical histories. The inclusion criteria were self-reported anosmia/hyposmia during the past 4 weeks, from the start of COVID-19 epidemic in Iran.
Results: A total of 10 069 participants aged 32.5±8.6 (7-78) years took part in this study, of them 71.13% women and 81.68% nonsmokers completed the online questionnaire. The correlation between the number of olfactory disorders and reported COVID-19 patients in all provinces up to March 17, 2020 was highly significant (Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.87, P< 0.001). A sudden onset of olfactory dysfunction was reported in 76.24% of the participations and persistent anosmia in 60.90% from the start of COVID-19 epidemic. In addition, 80.38% of participants reported concomitant olfactory and gustatory dysfunctions.
Conclusion: An outbreak of olfactory dysfunction occurred in Iran during the COVID-19 epidemic. The exact mechanisms by which anosmia/hyposmia occurred in patients with COVID-19 call for further investigations.
Behzad Amiri, Ebrahim Ghaderi, Parvin Mohamadi, Samira Shirzadi, Shahla Afrasiabian, Heyman Salimi Zand, Asrin Karimi, Elham Goodarzi, Zaher Khazaei, Leili Moayed,
Volume 35, Issue 1 (1-2021)
Abstract
Background: Anthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease that is still considered as a health problem in developing countries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and geographical distribution of anthrax using the Geographic Information System (GIS) and predict its incidence in Iran in 2021.
Methods: This study is descriptive analytical study. Information on anthrax was obtained from the Center for Communicable Diseases Control during 2010-2015. In the next step, ArcGIS 9.3 was used to prepare geographic maps of the disease incidence and frequency. Therefore, using the Raster Calculator tool, the disease prediction map was drawn.
Results: The highest incidence of anthrax during 2010-2015 was observed in the provinces of Kurdistan, North Khorasan, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, respectively. The trend of the incidence of anthrax in Iran had increased from 2010 to 2013, while its incidence decreased in 2014. Based on the results of modeling in Iran, the provinces of Kurdistan, West Azarbaijan, Tehran, and Zanjan, respectively, with 37.16%, 33.83%, 16.78%, and 10.49% of their area (km²) had the highest risk of anthrax disease in the country in the year 2021.
Conclusion: Since the provinces of Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, Tehran, and Zanjan are among the high-risk areas in the country in the coming years, the cooperation between the veterinary organization and the health care system and the vaccination of livestock in these areas can significantly help to control and prevent the disease.
Javad Salimi, Roozbeh Cheraghali, Zahra Omrani, Pezhman Farshidmehr, Reza Afghani,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (1-2022)
Abstract
Background: Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) may be a rare peripheral vascular disease that sometimes affects young male smokers. This study presents surgical treatment options for 315 Buerger's patients during a period of 18 years from 2002 to 2020.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 315 newly diagnosed Buerger patients in a period of 18 years (by Census sampling) were evaluated. Data included age, sex, cigarette smoking status, clinical presentation, the affected limb (right or left, upper or lower extremities), and the performed therapeutic procedures such as angiography of limb arteries, amputation, sympathectomy, and vascular bypass surgery, which were collected in a data sheet. Vascular reconstruction was done if there were suitable inflow and outflow arteries. Sympathectomy was performed for the patients who were unsuitable for revascularization. All analyzes were performed using SPSSV.18 software package (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Data are presented as frequency, mean ± variance (SD).
Results: The mean age of patients was 42.6±9 years old, ranging from (26-75). There were 309 (98.1%) males and 6 (1.9%) females. The most common symptom was ulcer 252 (80%), and the most commonly involved arteries were the dorsal pedis (N=231; 73.4%) and posterior tibialis (N=225; 71.5%). Vascular bypass surgery, sympathectomy, and amputation were performed for patients who met surgical indications. Aortofemoral (N=9) and femoropopliteal (N=24) bypass procedures were done in 2.8% and 7.6% of patients respectively. Of nine patients who underwent aorto-femoral bypass procedure, 6 cases presented with leg claudication, 3 with an ulcer, and 3 with the Raynaud phenomenon. The digital loss rate was 9.6% (N=9) in toes and 1% (N=3) in fingers.
Conclusion: As most of the Buerger patients have multi arterial involvement, bypass surgery or sympathectomy can’t help treat these patients more than cigarette smoking or pharmaceutical therapy.
Sohrab Salimi, Behzad Nemati Honar, Ardeshir Tajbakhsh, Elham Memary, Alireza Mirkheshti, Mohammad Amin Elahi Najafi,
Volume 36, Issue 1 (1-2022)
Abstract
Background: Low pressure laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been advocated due to reduction in postoperative pain, ventilation problems, hemodynamic complications, and potential for reduction in surgical events. No reported data have been found focusing on the effects of low-pressure laparoscopic cholecystectomy on intracranial pressure (ICP). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low-pressure laparoscopic cholecystectomy on intracranial pressure measured by optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in Imam Hossein Medical Center, Tehran, Iran.
Methods: The patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to benign gallbladder disease were randomly assigned to low-pressure laparoscopy (LPL) group or normal pressure laparoscopy group (NPL). ONSD was measured at 3 different times: (1) before induction of anesthesia; (2) after initiation of gas insufflation; and (3) after the termination of gas insufflation. The collected data were entered into SPSS software (V 24). Data were demonstrated with frequency (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. We used the Mann-Whitney test to compare the means of continuous variables. The Friedman test was used to compare the mean of variables over time in each of the 2 groups. The significance level in all analyses was considered at ˂0.05.
Results: ONSD after the termination of gas insufflation was significantly lower in the LPL group with the mean of 4.97±0.83 mm than the NPL group with the mean of 5.62±1.32 mm (p=0.018). ONSD before induction of anesthesia or immediately after gas insufflation did not differ significantly between LPL and NPL groups. Duration of anesthesia and surgery, mean arterial pressure, the total dose of propofol (p=0.600), and fentanyl (p=0.201) did not show significant differences between the 2 groups.
Conclusion: ONSD was lower with low-pressure laparoscopic cholecystectomy after the termination of gas insufflation, which emphasized the neural protective effect of low intraperitoneal pressure. Further studies are needed to evaluate this diagnostic tool in different populations, especially in patients with increased ICP undergoing laparoscopic interventions.
