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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Among the injury types, sports ones constitute a considerable proportion of patients who refer to the medical centers. This research was conducted to examine the frequency of sports-related injuries referring to Kashan University of Medical Sciences Trauma Research Center from 2005 to 2011.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This was a retrospective research in which existing data from the data bank of Kashan University of Medical Sciences Trauma Research Center were employed. The data were extracted from the main source by SPSS version 16.0. Variables such as age, education, occupation and gender were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The highest proportion of injuries was observed in students (59.4%) followed by workers (11.8%). Upper and lower extremities were most commonly injured. The most frequent injury was strain (35.4%), followed by sprain (27.7%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results of this research showed that the majority of the sports trauma occurrs in students; therefore, they need more attention in regard to sports injuries. Preventive measures such as informing the coaches and teachers as well as increasing the students'awareness about the injury risk can decrease the incidences of sports injuries.</p>
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Humans , Athletic Injuries , Epidemiology , Iran , Epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , StudentsABSTRACT
Few studies have focused on the correlation between bladder ultrasound and urinary tract infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the bladder volume wall index in children with single or recurrent urinary tract infection. This case-control study was conducted between March 2008 and December 2009. The study was performed on one hundred children [8 boys, 92 girls] aged 4-15 years with a history of urinary tract infection and thirty-nine [20 males, 19 females] age- matched healthy children who had negative urine culture one month before investigation. The kidneys, ureters, and bladder sonography were performed in all children. Bladder volume wall index was calculated for each child and the result of 70-130 was presumed normal. Student T-test, chi-square, likelihood ratio, and risk ratio were used. P-value <0.05 was considered significant. The mean bladder volume was 262.5 [ +/- 82] in recurrent urinary tract infection, 235 [ +/- 54] in single urinary tract infection, and 278 [ +/- 80] in controls [P<0.05]. The bladder was thick [<70] in 37 [28 cases, 9 controls] and thin [>130] in 38 children [28 cases, 10 controls] [P>0.05]. The median residual volume was not different between the two groups. The abnormal BVWI in children with vesicoureteral [VU] reflux was 75% as compared to 51% in those without VU reflux [P>0.05]. There was no correlation between BVWI and age, gender, groups, vesicoureteral reflux status, or residual volume [P>0.05]. According to our findings, the bladder volume wall index is not sensitive enough to discriminate children who are prone to urinary tract infection
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Due to the high prevalence of syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion [SIADH]. This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence and relevant parameters of SIADH in children with septic and aseptic meningitis hospitalized at Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital between 1996 and 2006. This descriptive study was conducted on 230 patients with meningitis hospitalized in the pediatric wards of Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital between 1996 and 2006. Relevant information [age, gender, type of meningitis, serum sodium and potassium, urine specific gravity [USG], blood sugar, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinin, hydration condition] was collected from patients' records. Data was analyzed using Mann-Whitney and Kappa [2] tests. Out of 230 patients with meningitis, 33 had incomplete records and only 197 patients were recruited for this study. Sixty eight cases [34.5%] suffered from SIADH. It was more frequent among 1-2 year old children. According to this research, SIADH was diagnosed in 57% of the 121 patients with hyponatremia, 58.7% of the 167 patients with USG> 1.004, 74% of the 93 patients with serum osmolity <280 mOs/l and 100% of the patients with BUN <10 mg%. Due to the high prevalence of SIADH in septic and aseptic meningitis and its complication, it is recommended to restrict fluid therapy and monitor serum sodium, urine specific gravity and other diagnostic tests for SIADH