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Borazjani R, Mahmudi-Azer S, Taghrir MH, Homaeifar R, Dabiri G, Paydar S, Fard HA. Adjunctive hemoperfusion with Resin Hemoadsorption (HA) 330 cartridges improves outcomes in patients sustaining multiple Blunt Trauma: a prospective, quasi-experimental study. BMC Surg 2023; 23:148. [PMID: 37270595 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-023-02056-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome and multi-organ failure are the leading causes of late death in patients sustaining severe blunt trauma. So far, there is no established protocol to mitigate these sequelae. This study assessed the effect of hemoperfusion using resin-hemoadsorption 330 (HA330) cartridges on mortality and complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) among such patients. METHODS This quasi-experimental study recruited patients ≥ 15 years of age with blunt trauma, injury severity score (ISS) ≥ 15, or initial clinical presentation consistent with SIRS. They were divided into two groups: the Control group received only conventional acute care, while the case group received adjunctive hemoperfusion. P-values less than 0.05 were statistically significant. RESULTS Twenty-five patients were included (Control and Case groups: 13 and 12 patients). The presenting vital signs, demographic and injury-related features (except for thoracic injury severity) were similar (p > 0.05). The Case group experienced significantly more severe thoracic injuries than the Control group (Thoracic AIS, median [IQR]: 3 [2-4] vs. 2 [0-2], p = 0.01). Eleven and twelve patients in the Case group had ARDS and SIRS before the hemoperfusion, respectively, and these complications were decreased considerably after hemoperfusion. Meanwhile, the frequency of ARDS and SIRS did not decrease in the Control group. Hemoperfusion significantly reduced the mortality rate in the Case group compared to the Control group (three vs. nine patients, p = 0.027). CONCLUSIONS Adjunctive Hemoperfusion using an HA330 cartridge decreases morbidity and improves outcomes in patients suffering from severe blunt trauma.
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- Roham Borazjani
- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Taghrir MH, Borazjani R, McGreevy D, Paydar S, Mohseni S. A Prospective Meta-Analysis (PMA) Could Harmonize the Studies Focusing on Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA). JEVTM 2023. [DOI: 10.26676/jevtm.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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With the rapid development of novel surgical devices such as Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of theAorta (REBOA) and the eagerness of clinicians to use them, there is a risk that their usage in clinical practice exceedsthe evidence-based principles required for their introduction. This might be truer in the fields, such as trauma surgery,where the patient population and the disease (injury) burden are very heterogeneous and time-sensitive,and thus not fitting for the more gold standard investigation methods. The studies that are currently being publishedconsidering the use of REBOA in clinical settings have significant limitations and raise concerns in terms of the risk ofbiases that might influence the gold-standard evidence-based synthesis. This paper elaborates on the merits of aProspective Meta-Analysis (PMA) in reducing such biases.
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Akbarialiabad H, Christiansen R, Farjoud Kouhanjani M, Ahmadi Marzaleh M, Taghrir MH. Health Stewardship in Polar Regions: A Gateway to Establish Emergency Medicine in Extreme Environment. Bull Emerg Trauma 2023; 11:202-203. [PMID: 38143527 PMCID: PMC10743319 DOI: 10.30476/beat.2023.99614.1454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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- Hossein Akbarialiabad
- NVH Global Health Academy, Nuvance Health, and the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, USA
- St George and Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, Australia
- Trauma Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Kumar M, Akbarialiabad H, Kouhanjani MF, Kiburi S, Shidhaye P, Taghrir MH, Shidhaye R. Association of Major Disease Outbreaks With Adolescent and Youth Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review. JAMA Psychiatry 2022; 79:1232-1240. [PMID: 36223094 DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.3109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Adolescents and young people have been historically understudied populations, and previous studies indicate that during epidemics, these populations, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), are at high risk of developing mental disturbances. OBJECTIVE To identify the existing evidence regarding the association of mental health with outbreaks of the influenza A (H1N1), Zika, Ebola, and SARS-CoV-2 virus in exposed youth and adolescents in LMICs. EVIDENCE REVIEW Across 6 databases (Embase, Cochrane Library, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science), the mental health outcomes of adolescents and youth (aged 10-24 years) associated with 4 major pandemic outbreaks from January 2009 to January 2021 in LMICs were reviewed. A group of 3 authors at each stage carried out the screening, selection, and quality assessment using Joanna Briggs Institute checklists. The social determinants of adolescent well-being framework was used as a guide to organizing the review. FINDINGS A total of 57 studies fulfilled the search criteria, 55 related to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and 2 covered the H1N1 influenza epidemics. There were no studies associated with Zika or Ebola outbreaks that met screening criteria. The studies reported high rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms among adolescents, including posttraumatic stress disorder, general stress, and health-related anxiety. Potential risk factors associated with poor mental health outcomes included female sex; home residence in areas with strict lockdown limitations on social and physical movement; reduced physical activity; poor parental, family, or social support; previous exposure to COVID-19 infection; or being part of an already vulnerable group (eg, previous psychiatric conditions, childhood trauma, or HIV infection). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Results of this systematic scoping review suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and H1N1 epidemic were associated with adverse mental health among adolescents and youth from LMICs. Vulnerable youth and adolescents may be at higher risk of developing mental health-related complications, requiring more responsive interventions and further research. Geographically localized disease outbreaks such as Ebola, Zika, and H1N1 influenza are highly understudied and warrant future investigation.
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- Manasi Kumar
- Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Trauma Research Center, Rajaee Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Rajaee Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Psychiatry, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra, India
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Askarian M, Fu LY, Taghrir MH, Borazjani R, Shayan Z, Taherifard E, Taherifard E, Akbarialiabad H, Longtin Y, Askarian A, Kavousi S. COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance in Iran, a Nationwide Survey on Factors Associated with the Willingness toward Getting Vaccinated. Int J Prev Med 2022; 13:130. [PMID: 36452471 PMCID: PMC9704476 DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_261_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the name of extensive vaccine uptake, understanding the public's attitude, perception, and intent toward COVID-19 vaccination is a significant challenge for public health officials. METHODS A cross-sectional survey via an online questionnaire rooted in the Health Belief Model and Integrated Behavioral Model was conducted to evaluate COVID-19 vaccination intent and its associated factors. Factor analysis and multivariate logistic regression were operated to be satisfactory. RESULTS Among the 4,933 respondents, 24.7% were health care workers, and 64.2% intended to accept COVID-19 vaccination. The adjusted odds (aOR) of COVID-19 vaccination intent was higher for individuals with greater exposure to social norms supportive of COVID-19 vaccination (aOR = 3.07, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 2.71, 3.47) and higher perceived benefits of COVID-19 vaccination (aOR = 2.9, 95% CI = 2.49, 3.38). The adjusted odds of vaccination intent were lower for individuals with greater COVID-19 vaccine safety concerns (aOR = 0.28, 95%CI = 0.25, 0.31). Lower vaccination intent was also associated with increasing age ((aOR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.98, 0.999), female sex (aOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.65, 0.88), and working in the health care field (aOR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.63, 0.9). CONCLUSIONS The odds of COVID-19 vaccination intent were higher three or more times among those with a greater belief in vaccine effectiveness, lower concerns about vaccine safety, and greater exposure to cues to vaccinate, including from doctors. This last finding is concerning as vaccine acceptance was surprisingly lower among health care workers compared to others. The remarkable results of factor analysis and reliability of the questionnaire may encourage local health authorities to apply it to their regional population.
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran
- Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz, Iran
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- General and Community Pediatrics, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medical Student, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medical Student, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Student, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shiraz, Iran
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Farjoud-Kouhanjani M, Shafie’ei M, Taghrir MH, Akbari Z, Hashemi SMA, Eghlidos Z, Borhani-Haghighi A, Rahimi-Jaberi A. Transient global amnesia after COVID-19: A systematic scoping review of case reports. Curr J Neurol 2022; 21:244-250. [PMID: 38011367 PMCID: PMC10189198 DOI: 10.18502/cjn.v21i4.11722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Background: Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a sudden-onset transient memory impairment along with intact neurologic examinations. Even though it is a benign neurologic condition with many differential diagnoses, the incidence rate of TGA is reported to have increased since the onset of the pandemic. Therefore, this systematic scoping review aims to investigate TGA in that context. Methods: MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched for relevant articles with a string of specified keywords. Results: The primary search yielded 90 studies. After all the necessary screening rounds were carried out, we were left with six included studies. One study was also identified through a search in other relatively relevant databases. Finally, seven case reports were accepted including three TGA patients with positive and one with negative test for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), respectively. COVID-19 status was unclear in the others. Conclusion: The reported COVID-19 positive cases had presentations similar to those with TGA before the pandemic. Therefore, we think that TGA might occur concomitantly with the COVID-19 infection or due to the psychological impact of the pandemic. In the confirmed cases of TGA and COVID-19, the abnormal findings may be due to COVID-19 infection. However, the reports were not as complete as desired. Therefore, providing the readers with more detailed reports in future cases is recommended.
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- Mohsen Farjoud-Kouhanjani
- Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Clinical Neurology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Clinical Neurology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Clinical Neurology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Clinical Neurology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Taghrir MH, Akbarialiabad H, Abdollahi A, Ghahramani N, Bastani B, Paydar S, Razani B, Mwangi J, Asadi-Pooya AA, Roozbeh J, Malekmakan L, Kumar M. Inequity and disparities mar existing global research evidence on Long COVID. Glob Health Promot 2022; 30:63-67. [PMID: 35962520 PMCID: PMC10076956 DOI: 10.1177/17579759221113276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Since the pandemic began in December 2019, SARS-Cov2 has accentuated the wide gap and disparities in socioeconomic and healthcare access at individual, community, country, and regional levels. More than two years into the current pandemic, up to three-fourths of the patients are reporting continued signs and symptoms beyond the acute phase of COVID-19, and Long COVID portends to be a major challenge in the future ahead. With a comprehensive overview of the literature, we found that most studies concerning long COVID came from high and upper-middle income countries, and people of low-income and lower-and-middle income regions and vulnerable groups with comorbid conditions have been neglected. Apart from the level of income, there is a significant geographical heterogeneity in investigating the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) or what we call now, long COVID. We believe that these recognizing health disparities is crucial from equity perspective and is the first step toward global health promotion.
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- Mohammad Hossein Taghrir
- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.,Veterans Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System, John Cochran Division, St. Louis, USA.,Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA
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- Epilepsy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.,Department of Neurology, Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
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- Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Kenya.,Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK
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Akbarialiabad H, Shidhaye R, Shidhaye P, Cuijpers P, Weaver MR, Bahrololoom M, Kiburi S, Njuguna IN, Taghrir MH, Kumar M. Impact of major disease outbreaks in the third millennium on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights in low and/or middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e051216. [PMID: 35277399 PMCID: PMC8919461 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of young people continue to present a high burden and remain underinvested. This is more so in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), where empirical evidence reveals disruption of SRHR maintenance, need for enhancement of programmes, resources and services during pandemics. Despite the importance of the subject, there is no published review yet combining recent disease outbreaks such as (H1N1/09, Zika, Ebola and SARS-COV-2) to assess their impact on adolescents and youth SRHR in LMICs. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will adopt a four-step search to reach the maximum possible number of studies. In the first step, we will carry out a limitedpreliminary search in databases for getting relevant keywords (appendix 1). Second, we will search in four databases: Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Embase and PsycINFO. The search would begin from the inception of the first major outbreak in 2009 (H1N1/09) up to the date of publication of the protocol in early 2022. We will search databases using related keywords, screen title & abstract and review full texts of the selected titles to arrive at the list of eligible studies. In the third stage, we will check their eligibility to the included article's reference list. In the fourth stage, we will check the citations of included papers in phase 2 to complete our study selection. We will include all types of original studies and without any language restriction in our final synthesis. Our review results will be charted for each pandemic separately and include details pertaining to authors, year, country, region of the study, study design, participants (disaggregated by age and gender), purpose and report associated SRHR outcomes. The review will adhere to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guideline (PRISMA-ScR). PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Patients or public were not involved in this study. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical assessment is not required for this study. The results of the study will be presented in peer-reviewed publications and conferences on adolescent SRHR.
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- Hossein Akbarialiabad
- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Division of Clinical Sciences, ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute, Pune, India
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- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Dissemination of Psychological Interventions, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Departments of Health Metrics Sciences and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi Metropolitan Services, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Research & Programs, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Kenya
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abdolrahimzadeh Fard H, Borazjani R, Taghrir MH, Akerdi AT, Paydar S. Letter to the editor: Points to consider the readmission rate following surgical stabilization of rib fractures. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022; 92:e52. [PMID: 34882590 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Askarian M, Semenov A, Llopis F, Rubulotta F, Dragovac G, Pshenichnaya N, Assadian O, Ruch Y, Shayan Z, Padilla Fortunatti C, Lucey D, Almohaizeie A, Kamal AHM, Ogunshe A, Konkayev A, Beg A, Primerano E, Amer F, Kumari Pilli HP, Hung I, Ayoade F, Lefrant JY, Zajkowska J, Rello J, Kazi M, Taghrir MH, Blot S, Leib S, Hosseinpour P, Hosseinpour H, Erfani A, Borazjani R, Akbarialiabad H, Najafi M, Askarian A, Erdem H. The COVID-19 vaccination acceptance/hesitancy rate and its determinants among healthcare workers of 91 Countries: A multicenter cross-sectional study. EXCLI J 2022; 21:93-103. [PMID: 35221837 PMCID: PMC8859647 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-4439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the COVID-19 vaccination acceptance rate and its determinants among healthcare workers in a multicenter study. This was a cross-sectional multi-center survey conducted from February 5 to April 29, 2021. The questionnaire consisted of 26 items in 6 subscales. The English version of the questionnaire was translated into seven languages and distributed through Google Forms using snowball sampling; a colleague in each country was responsible for the forward and backward translation, and also the distribution of the questionnaire. A forward stepwise logistic regression was utilized to explore the variables and questionnaire factors tied to the intention to COVID-19 vaccination. 4630 participants from 91 countries completed the questionnaire. According to the United Nations Development Program 2020, 43.6 % of participants were from low Human Development Index (HDI) regions, 48.3 % high and very high, and 8.1 % from medium. The overall vaccination hesitancy rate was 37 %. Three out of six factors of the questionnaire were significantly related to intention to the vaccination. While 'Perceived benefits of the COVID-19 vaccination' (OR: 3.82, p-value<0.001) and 'Prosocial norms' (OR: 5.18, p-value<0.001) were associated with vaccination acceptance, 'The vaccine safety/cost concerns' with OR: 3.52, p-value<0.001 was tied to vaccination hesitancy. Medical doctors and pharmacists were more willing to take the vaccine in comparison to others. Importantly, HDI with OR: 12.28, 95 % CI: 6.10-24.72 was a strong positive determinant of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. This study highlighted the vaccination hesitancy rate of 37 % in our sample among HCWs. Increasing awareness regarding vaccination benefits, confronting the misinformation, and strengthening the prosocial norms would be the primary domains for maximizing the vaccination coverage. The study also showed that the HDI is strongly associated with the vaccination acceptance/hesitancy, in a way that those living in low HDI contexts are more hesitant to receive the vaccine.
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
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- Ekaterinburg Research Institute of Viral Infections SRC VB Vector, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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- Emergency Department. Bellvitge University Hospital, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College, NHS Trust London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia; Center of Disease Prevention and Control, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Clinical Department of Infectious Pathology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Trauma Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Alfaisal University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & ICU, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- Applied Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan; National Centre of Traumatology and Orthopedia named by Batpenov, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Polyclinic of Monza, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, GITAM , Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases; Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The University of Hong Kong
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital of Nimes, Montpellier University, Nimes, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University in Biaøystok, Poland
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- CRIPS, Vall Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) & CHRU Nimes, Nimes, France
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- Research Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Kazeroun branch, Kazeroun, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Shiraz Laparoscopic Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Reza Farpour H, Keshavarzi E, Ghorbani A, Ahmed F, Ashraf A, Al-wageeh S, Al-shami E, Al-naggar K, Hossein Taghrir M. Preliminary results in comparison of caudal epidural injection of hyaluronidase versus hypertonic saline in managing lumbosacral canal stenosis: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care 2022. [DOI: 10.5339/jemtac.2022.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Hamid Reza Farpour
- Bone and Joint Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Shiraz Geriatric Research Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran E-mail:
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Urology Research Center, Al-Thora General Hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb, Yemen E-mail:
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- Shiraz Geriatric Research Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran E-mail:
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- Department of General Surgery, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb, Yemen
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- Urology Research Center, Al-Thora General Hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb, Yemen E-mail:
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- Urology Research Center, Al-Thora General Hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb, Yemen E-mail:
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Akbarialiabad H, Taghrir MH, Abdollahi A, Ghahramani N, Kumar M, Paydar S, Razani B, Mwangi J, Asadi-Pooya AA, Malekmakan L, Bastani B. Long COVID, a comprehensive systematic scoping review. Infection 2021; 49:1163-1186. [PMID: 34319569 PMCID: PMC8317481 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-021-01666-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To find out what is known from literature about Long COVID until January 30, 2021. METHODS We undertook a four-step search with no language restriction. A preliminary search was made to identify the keywords. A search strategy of all electronic databases resulted in 66 eligible studies. A forward and backward search of the references and citations resulted in additional 54 publications. Non-English language articles were translated using Google Translate. We conducted our scoping review based on the PRISMA-ScR Checklist. RESULTS Of 120 papers, we found only one randomized clinical trial. Of the 67 original studies, 22 were cohort, and 28 were cross-sectional studies. Of the total 120 publications, 49.1% focused on signs and symptoms, 23.3% on management, and 10.8% on pathophysiology. Ten publications focused on imaging studies. The results are also presented extensively in a narrative synthesis in separated sections (nomenclature, diagnosis, pathophysiology, risk factors, signs/symptoms, management). CONCLUSIONS The controversies in its definition have impaired proper recognition and management. The predominant symptoms were: fatigue, breathlessness, arthralgia, sleep difficulties, and chest pain. Recent reports also point to the risk of long-term sequela with cutaneous, respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, mental health, neurologic, and renal involvement in those who survive the acute phase of the illness.
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- Hossein Akbarialiabad
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- John Cochran Division, Veterans Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System, St. Louis, MO, 63106, USA
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Epilepsy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Department of Neurology, Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Professor of Medicine-Nephrology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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Askarian M, Taghrir MH, Estedlal A, Estedlal T, Tabei SS, Askarian A. Implementing distancing in case of school reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic: Recommendations. EXCLI J 2021; 20:1407-1411. [PMID: 34737684 PMCID: PMC8564904 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-4142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Medical Genetics Centre of Southern Iran, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Eslahi A, Ahmed F, Rahimi M, Jafari SH, Hosseini SH, Al-Wageeh S, Shirazi PMZ, Al-Naggar K, Al-Shami E, Taghrir MH. Outcome of Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy (TPLU) for proximal ureteral stone > 15 mm: Our experience with 60 cases. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2021; 93:330-335. [PMID: 34839640 DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2021.3.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE We aim to review our experience of transperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (TPLU) for proximal ureteric stone more than 15 mm. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between June 2017 to December 2020, sixty patients with a history of unsuccessful Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and/or failed ureteroscopy for impacted ureteral calculi more than 15 mm who accepted TPLU were enrolled in our study. The patients' demographic information and post-treatment results were gathered and analyzed, retrospectively. RESULTS The patients' mean age was 46.25 ± 12.56 years. The mean size of the stone was 20.11 ± 4.76 mm. 37 (61.7%) patients had severe hydronephrosis (HDN) and 46 (76.7%) stones were radio-opaque. Almost all of the patients underwent TPLU by a single urologist. The mean operation time was 72.86 ± 6.07 minutes without intraoperative complication (only 3 stones had upward migration to the pyelocaliceal system). The main operative blood loss was 88.86 ml. The average length of stay in the hospital was 45.8 ± 8.11 hours. The stone free rate (SFR) at discharge was 57 (95%). The overall complication rate was 27 (45%). Regarding early complications, fever was found in 8 (13.3%) patients, and 3 patients (5%) had paralytic ileus. The rate of urine leak was 8.3%, and 8 (13.3%) patients required blood transfusions. In multivariate analysis, the multiple stones, bigger stone in size, incomplete SFR, longer duration of hospital admission, and severe HDN were associated with a high early complication rate (p = 0.05, 0.04, < 001, 0.03, and 0.01, respectively). CONCLUSIONS TPLU is a harmless option for managing proximal ureteric stone as a primary procedure or salvage procedure with good outcomes and acceptable complication rates.
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- Ali Eslahi
- Department of Urology, School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz; Shiraz Geriatric Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz.
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- Urology research center, Al-Thora hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Since, Ibb.
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- Department of Urology, School of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz.
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- Medical Imagining Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz.
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- Department of General Surgery, Ibb University of Medical Science, Ibb.
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- Urology research center, Al-Thora hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Since, Ibb.
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- Urology research center, Al-Thora hospital, Department of Urology, Ibb University of Medical Since, Ibb.
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz.
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Akbarialiabad H, Bastani B, Taghrir MH, Paydar S, Ghahramani N, Kumar M. Threats to Global Mental Health From Unregulated Digital Phenotyping and Neuromarketing: Recommendations for COVID-19 Era and Beyond. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:713987. [PMID: 34594251 PMCID: PMC8477163 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.713987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The new era of digitalized knowledge and information technology (IT) has improved efficiency in all medical fields, and digital health solutions are becoming the norm. There has also been an upsurge in utilizing digital solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic to address the unmet mental healthcare needs, especially for those unable to afford in-person office-based therapy sessions or those living in remote rural areas with limited access to mental healthcare providers. Despite these benefits, there are significant concerns regarding the widespread use of such technologies in the healthcare system. A few of those concerns are a potential breach in the patients' privacy, confidentiality, and the agency of patients being at risk of getting used for marketing or data harnessing purposes. Digital phenotyping aims to detect and categorize an individual's behavior, activities, interests, and psychological features to properly customize future communications or mental care for that individual. Neuromarketing seeks to investigate an individual's neuronal response(s) (cortical and subcortical autonomic) characteristics and uses this data to direct the person into purchasing merchandise of interest, or shaping individual's opinion in consumer, social or political decision making, etc. This commentary's primary concern is the intersection of these two concepts that would be an inevitable threat, more so, in the post-COVID era when disparities would be exaggerated globally. We also addressed the potential "dark web" applications in this intersection, worsening the crisis. We intend to raise attention toward this new threat, as the impacts might be more damming in low-income settings or/with vulnerable populations. Legal, health ethics, and government regulatory processes looking at broader impacts of digital marketing need to be in place.
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- Hossein Akbarialiabad
- Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Shiraz School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicine-Nephrology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, United States
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Mirsoleymani S, Taherifard E, Taherifard E, Taghrir MH, Marzaleh MA, Peyravi M, Rezaee R, Nekooghadam SM. Predictors of Mortality Among COVID-19 Patients With or Without Comorbid Diabetes Mellitus. ACTA 2021. [DOI: 10.18502/acta.v59i7.7018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Late in 2019, the first case of COVID-19 was detected in China, and the disease caused a pandemic state worldwide. Up to now, many studies have investigated the impact of comorbid diseases, especially diabetes mellitus, on COVID-19 outcomes. In this study, we aimed to assess the para-clinic characteristics of COVID-19 patients with or without diabetes mellitus to identify factors indicative of poor prognoses. In this prospective study, 153 in-patients with COVID-19 were followed up from 1 March to 19 April. Paraclinical information of these patients was gathered from their medical records. Afterward, the association between these factors among both diabetic and non-diabetic patients was assessed in the correlation analyses. Discharge and expiration of 77.1% and 22.9% of the study participants resulted in a 1063 person-day follow-up for patients who were discharged healthily and 384 person-day follow-ups for expired patients. 41.8% of the participants had diabetes mellitus. Lymphocytopenia and Neutrolhilia prevalences increased during hospitalization; comparing with their initial prevalences. Thirty-seven patients got acute respiratory distress syndrome; of those, 35 died. The mean of the initial C reactive protein level was 42.49, and serum creatinine of 1.39. The study showed that higher initial neutrophil count, increasing neutrophil count more than 15000 and decreasing lymphocyte count below 1000 during hospitalization; development of acute respiratory distress syndrome and being intubated; initial C reactive protein and serum creatinine level were associated with higher mortality rates in COVID-19 victims.
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Askarian M, Khakpour M, Taghrir MH, Akbarialiabad H, Borazjani R. Investigating the epidemiology of methanol poisoning outbreaks: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2021; 19:1388-1393. [PMID: 33323771 DOI: 10.11124/jbies-20-00221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aim to identify relevant studies from 2000 to 2020 regarding methanol poisoning outbreaks and map the existing literature with a focus on the epidemiology and global burden of disease. INTRODUCTION Methanol poisoning occurs in individuals or as an outbreak. Illicit productions are responsible for most methanol poisoning outbreaks; however, there are some occupational, suicidal, and homicidal incidences as well. In methanol poisoning outbreaks, medical facilities get overwhelmed quickly. The current WHO fact sheet dates back to 2014 and there have been no updates since. Based on our preliminary search, it seems that the course of methanol outbreaks has changed. INCLUSION CRITERIA The study will include peer-reviewed articles and gray papers that focus on the epidemiology of methanol poisoning outbreaks. This review will consider all methanol poisoning outbreak victims without any limitation in geographical, social, cultural, or gender-based demographics. METHODS A three-step search strategy will be used. First, an initial search will be done in MEDLINE and Scopus to identify key terms. Those key terms will then be searched across included databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science) and sources for gray literature. In a third step, references and Google Scholar will be searched manually. Two reviewers will screen the titles and abstracts, then full texts for identifying inclusion criteria and data extraction. Disagreements will be resolved by a senior author. Extracted data will be tabulated and mapped. Quantitative data will be reported using descriptive numerical summary analysis.
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Student research committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Askarian M, Erfani A, Taghrir MH. Who should get the vaccine first? A glimpse at COVID-19 vaccination prioritization strategies. EXCLI J 2021; 20:661-664. [PMID: 33883990 PMCID: PMC8056052 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-3570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Askarian M, Taghrir MH, Akbarialiabad H. How should the high-risk children go back to school following school reopening in the COVID-19 pandemic? EXCLI J 2021; 20:503-505. [PMID: 33883979 PMCID: PMC8056053 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-3507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Soltani A, Peyravi M, Taghrir MH, Ahmadi M, Dehbozorgi M, Jomeh Pour F, Rezaee R, Ahmadi Marzaleh M. Prevention of adverse psychological effects and social stigma during COVID-19 pandemic: Solutions. EXCLI J 2021; 20:297-300. [PMID: 33746663 PMCID: PMC7975635 DOI: 10.17179/excli2021-3414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Ahmad Soltani
- Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
- Iran-Helal Institute of Applied-Science and Technology, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Woman and Family Studies, E-Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Management, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
- Iran-Helal Institute of Applied-Science and Technology, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
- Research Center for Health Management in Mass Gathering, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran
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Askarian M, Groot G, Taherifard E, Taherifard E, Akbarialiabad H, Borazjani R, Askarian A, Taghrir MH. Basics of Developing a COVID-19 Reopening Roadmap: A Systematic Scoping Review. Iran J Public Health 2021; 50:232-244. [PMID: 33747987 PMCID: PMC7956085 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v50i2.5336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background: The necessity of easing pandemic restrictions is explicit. Due to the harsh consequences of lockdowns, governments are willing to find reasonable pathways to reopen their activities. Methods: To find out the basics of developing a reopening roadmap, on 6th–10th July 2020, we conducted a systematic search on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science to review the databases; and Google by manual to review the grey literature. Two independent authors extracted the data, and the senior author solved the discrepancies. Results: Sixteen documents were included. Data categorized into four sections: principals, general recommendations for individuals, health key metrics, and in-phases strategy. The number of phases or stages differed from three to six, with a minimum of two weeks considered for each one. Health key metrics were categorized into four subsets: sufficient preventive capacities, appropriate diagnostic capacity, appropriate epidemiological monitoring, and sufficient health system capacity. These metrics were used as the criteria for progressing or returning over the roadmap, which guarantees a roadmap’s dynamicity. Noticeably, few roadmaps did not mention the criteria that may alter the dynamicity of their roadmap. When some areas face new surges, the roadmap’s dynamicity is essential, and it is vital to describe the criteria to stop the reopening process and implement the restrictions again. Conclusion: Providing evidence for policymaking about lifting the COVID-19 restrictions seems to be missed in the literature should be addressed more, and further studies are recommended.
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- Mehrdad Askarian
- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Health Behavior Science Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Golshani SA, Zohalinezhad ME, Taghrir MH, Ghasempoor S, Salehi A. Spanish Flu and the End of World War I in Southern Iran from 1917-1920. Arch Iran Med 2021; 24:78-83. [PMID: 33588571 DOI: 10.34172/aim.2021.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Spanish Flu was one of the disasters in the history of Iran, especially Southern Iran, which led to the death of a significant number of people in Iran. It started on October 29, 1917, and lasted till 1920 - a disaster that we can claim changed the history. In one of the First World War battlefields in southern Iran in 1918, there was nothing left until the end of World War I and when the battle between Iranian warriors (especially people of Dashtestan and Tangestan in Bushehr, Arabs, and people of Bakhtiari in Khuzestan and people of Kazerun and Qashqai in Fars) and British forces had reached its peak. As each second encouraged the triumph for the Iranians, a flu outbreak among Iranian warriors led to many deaths and, as a result, military withdrawal. The flu outbreak in Kazerun, Firoozabad, Farshband, Abadeh, and even in Shiraz changed the end of the war. In this article, we attempt to discuss the role of the Spanish flu outbreak at the end of one of the forefronts of World War I.
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- Seyyed Alireza Golshani
- Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Taghrir MH, Akbarialiabad H, Ahmadi Marzaleh M. Efficacy of Mass Quarantine as Leverage of Health System Governance During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Mini Policy Review. Arch Iran Med 2020; 23:265-267. [DOI: 10.34172/aim.2020.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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On January 23, 2020, the Chinese government announced the city lockdown of Wuhan. Since then, there have been controversial debates among experts about the efficacy of mass quarantine, the oldest and probably one of the most effective methods for controlling infectious disease outbreaks. The impact of health policymaking section of health system governance becomes visible to all stakeholders and the public in such emergency contexts. The success and failure of such policies should be evaluated in order to find the proper course of action for the local and international communities. In this review, we aim to investigate the efficacy of mass quarantine in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We found good quality evidence for the effectiveness of mass quarantine during the current stage of COVID-19 pandemic, and these strategies seem to have been highly effective in controlling the spread of the disease.
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Taghrir MH, Borazjani R, Shiraly R. COVID-19 and Iranian Medical Students; A Survey on Their Related-Knowledge, Preventive Behaviors and Risk Perception. Arch Iran Med 2020; 23:249-254. [PMID: 32271598 DOI: 10.34172/aim.2020.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) began its journey around the world. Medical students, as frontline healthcare workers, are more susceptible to be infected by the virus. The aim of this study was to assess COVID-19 related knowledge, self-reported preventive behaviors and risk perception among Iranian medical students within the first week after the onset of the outbreak in Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted from 26th to 28th of February, 2020. Participants were Iranian medical students (5th-7th year) whose knowledge, preventive behaviors and risk perceptions of COVID-19 were assessed using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 26 questions including 15 items about COVID-19 related knowledge, 9 items regarding preventive measures and 2 items about COVID-19 risk perception. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were shown to be satisfactory. RESULTS A total of 240 medical students completed the questionnaire. The mean age of participants was 23.67 years. The average of correct answers of knowledge was 86.96%; and 79.60% had high level of related knowledge. The average rate of practicing preventive behaviors was 94.47%; and 94.2% had high level of performance in preventive behaviors. The cumulative score of risk perception was 4.08 out of 8 which was in moderate range. Risk perception was significantly different between stagers and interns and between those being trained in emergency room (ER) and non-ER wards. There was a significant negative correlation between preventive behaviors and risk perception. CONCLUSION We found a high level of COVID-19 related knowledge and self-reported preventive behaviors and moderate risk perception among Iranian medical students.
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- Mohammad Hossein Taghrir
- Medical Student at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Student research committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medical Student at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Student research committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Associate Professor of Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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