Mansoor Shahriari; Mohammad Sistanizad; Maryam Foruzani Haghighi; Ghader Mohammadnezhad; Hadi Esmaily
Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2023, , Pages 96-101
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the Iranian ophthalmologists’ knowledge of prescribing prophylacticantibiotics to patients with open globe injury (OGI) in Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we utilized a questionnaire to evaluate the ophthalmologists’ knowledgeabout prescribing ...
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the Iranian ophthalmologists’ knowledge of prescribing prophylacticantibiotics to patients with open globe injury (OGI) in Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we utilized a questionnaire to evaluate the ophthalmologists’ knowledgeabout prescribing antibiotics as prophylaxis. This survey was conducted in Tehran and its suburbs. Thequestionnaire included demographic information as well as ophthalmologists’ knowledge levels. Cronbach’salpha was used to determine its validity and reliability. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0.Results: Of 192 subjects, 111 (35 women, 76 men) were included. About 65 (58.6%) specialists and 45 (41.4%)subspecialists with different orientations completed the questionnaires. The total knowledge score was13.04±2.96. The following are the results of ophthalmologists’ responses to questions regarding the cornea/scleral injury (1.09±1.72), prophylactic antibiotics administration (2.79±1.11), the infectious agents in eyesurgeries (3.21±1.49), diagnosis and treatment (2.84±0.944), and the effects of ocular antibiotics as well as theirproper dosage (2.96±2.35). There was no significant relationship between some demographic information suchas sex, working hours, workplace, and the number of studied articles (p>0.05). In addition, ophthalmologistswith less work experience had significantly higher levels of knowledge than those with more work experience.Conclusion: The findings indicated that the majority of ophthalmologists had a basic knowledge of prescribingprophylactic antibiotics in OGI.
Shahram Paydar; Golnar Sabetian; Hosseinali Khalili; Javad Fallahi; Mohammad Tahami; Bizhan Ziaian; Hamid Reza Abbasi; Shahram Bolandparvaz; Fariborz Ghaffarpasand; Zahra Ghahramani
Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 1-7
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PTE) are known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). DVT occurs when a thrombus (a blood clot) forms in deep veins of the body, usually in the lower extremities. It can cause swelling or leg pain, but sometimes may occur with no symptoms. Awareness of DVT ...
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PTE) are known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). DVT occurs when a thrombus (a blood clot) forms in deep veins of the body, usually in the lower extremities. It can cause swelling or leg pain, but sometimes may occur with no symptoms. Awareness of DVT is the best way to prevent the VTE. Patients with trauma are at increased risk of DVT and subsequent PE because of coagulopathy in patients with multiple trauma, DVT prophylaxis is essential but the VTE prophylaxis strategy is controversial for the trauma patients. The risk factors for VTE includes pelvic and lower extremity fractures, and head injury.
