Mehdi Sarafi; Behzad Azimi; Mohammad Karimian; Gholamreza Ebrahimiseraj
Volume 13, Issue 3 , July 2025, , Pages 153-157
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI)following appendectomy.Methods: This retrospective cohort study examined the records of 180 patients who underwent appendectomyin Emam Khomeini Hospital from January 2021 to December 2022. The research ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors for surgical site infection (SSI)following appendectomy.Methods: This retrospective cohort study examined the records of 180 patients who underwent appendectomyin Emam Khomeini Hospital from January 2021 to December 2022. The research tool included a demographicprofile form and a research checklist. After obtaining the ethical approval from the university, the researchervisited the hospital and extracted the required data from the patient’s clinical file (in accordance with theresearch checklist). Then, the collected data were entered into SPSS software (version 21) for data analysis.Results: Of the 180 patient records included in the study, 28 (15.6%) developed SSI. The descriptive analysisrevealed that among the patients with SSI, 19 patients were men (67.9%), 18 (64.3%) had a low BMI, 8 (28.6%)had blood type A-, and 19 (67.9%) patients had a fever below 38 °C. Regarding clinical symptoms, 1 (3.6%)patient had gangrenous appendicitis, and 22 (78.6%) required urgent surgery. Notably, no significant riskfactors for SSI were identified. There was no association between SSI status and demographic variables,clinical symptoms, or underlying conditions (p>0.05).Conclusion: The incidence of SSI following appendectomy was relatively higher than in previous studies,though no significant risk factors were identified. Given this, standardization and adherence to evidence-basedinfection control practices, such as an appropriate preoperative antiseptic preparation, timely administrationof prophylactic antibiotics, and the use of laparoscopic techniques when feasible, might help reduce SSI risk.
Mahnaz Yadollahi; Mehrdad Karajizadeh; Najmeh Bordbar; Zahra Ghahramani; Leila Shayan
Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2022, , Pages 110-115
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and mortality rate of road trafficinjuries in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on the data of patients who admitted by road trafficaccidents 18 months before the outbreak of COVID-19 and 18 months after ...
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and mortality rate of road trafficinjuries in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on the data of patients who admitted by road trafficaccidents 18 months before the outbreak of COVID-19 and 18 months after COVID-19 in the largest providerof trauma level 1 care services in southern Iran. SPSS 19 software was used to analyze the data.Results: A significant decrease of 12.8% was observed in the number of patients admitted by road trafficaccidents during the COVID-19 pandemic period compared to the same period before the pandemic (p<0.0001).But the death toll from road traffic accidents has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic periodcompared to the same period before the pandemic (p=0.01).Conclusion: Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, it seems that factors such as restrictions on suburban travel,closure of public and recreational spaces, reduction of intra-city traffic, people staying at home and a significantreduction in injuries caused by traffic accidents, is reasonable. On the other hand, these restrictions, quarantines,and COVID disease itself can lead to confusion, anxiety, fear of infection, and thus avoid or delay the searchfor health care and increase mortality. Therefore, planning and policy-making is essential in order to preparethe correct guidance for seeking treatment.
Mohamed H. Elshahidi; Nada Y. Monir; Mohamed A. Elzhery; Ahmed A. Sharaqi; Hames Haedaya; Basem I. Awad; Khaled Zaghloul
Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 75-89
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Objective: To systematically search the literature and to summarize current evidence pertaining to the epidemiology of SCI in the MENA region incidence, gender, age, type of the injury and etiology of the injury.Methods: Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCOhost were systematically searched ...
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Objective: To systematically search the literature and to summarize current evidence pertaining to the epidemiology of SCI in the MENA region incidence, gender, age, type of the injury and etiology of the injury.Methods: Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCOhost were systematically searched from their dates of inception till July 2017 for English and non-English language articles. Also, regional databases were searched. Data were extracted from eligible articles and pooled under the random effect model using R. References of the included articles were also screened for potentially relevant studies.Results: We identified 29 articles from seven countries in the MENA region (Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar). The mean age of the cases at time of injury was 31.32 (95% CI: 28.74-33.91). The random pooled annual incidence of TSCI per million was 23.24 (95% CI: 5.64-49.21). Pooled proportion of male gender was 77% (95% CI 73-80%) of the cases. Complete paraplegia was the most common type of injury. Thoracic level injury predominated. Also, the most commonly affected age group was 20-29 then 30-39. Motor vehicle accidents were found to be the leading cause of injury, then falls, gunshot, violence and sports. Further meta-regression analysis showed no association between age and etiology of the injury.Conclusion: This review shows lack of evidence about SCI in most countries of the MENA region. More epidemiological studies are needed.
