Background & Objective: One of the most effective treatments in the case of curing the patients with advanced renal failure is kidney transplantation. Decades have passed since kidney transplants have begun in Iran and Kermanshah. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the status of Kermanshah province in comparison with other provinces and the whole country in the field of kidney transplantation. Methods:In this systematic review and meta-analysis study, survival rate of patients after the transplantation and the transplanted kidney survival were investigated based on Iranian valid sources of information such as SID, Magiran, Irandoc, IranMedex and internationally validated databases such as PubMed, ISI and Science Direct from 2000 to 2019 surveyed. Keywords of kidney transplantation, survival rate, transplant survival rate, Kermanshah, Iran, and a combination of them were used and analyzed by Random Effects Model. Results:In 33 studies, 21113 samples were evaluated. Survival rate of 1, 3 and 5 years in patients undergoing renal transplantation in Kermanshah province during the period of 2000-2019 is lower than in other provinces. Also, in Kermanshah province, 1, 3, 5 and 10 years survival rate of all kidney transplants was lower than other provinces. Conclusions:In Kermanshah, Survival rate of patients and transplant survival in patients is lower than other regions of Iran. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to effective factors in increasing survival of transplant recipients and transplant kidneys as well as increasing renal transplantation studies.

Background: Informing patients is one of the important tasks of radiographers that correct performance of this ultimately leads to greater efficiency of the diagnostic process, reduction of costs, greater satisfaction, relief of anxiety, and acceleration of the patient’s recovery process. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the views of radiographers regarding the importance of informing patients in various fields of medical imaging. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 112/120 (93%) radiographers working in university hospitals of the west of Iran were studied by random sampling method and voluntarily. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire that contains 13 specific questions on a 5- options Likert scale. After confirming the validity of content and reliability by retesting (α = 0.74), data were collected and analyzed using SPSS software version 15. Results: The knowledge of most radiographers regarding the importance of informing patients in the field of preparation before the examination (94.6%) and radiation protection (84.6%) was highly considered. 58% of radiographers considered informing on radiology equipment and examination procedure and 86.6% of radiographers considered informing on performing positions insignificant. The majority of radiographers considered informing patients in the field of preparation before the examination (80.4%), radiation protection (87.5%), and performing positions (95.5%) as their duty, while 40.1% of radiographers considered patient education about the equipment of radiology department and examination procedure is doctor’s duty and a specialized matter. Conclusions: Radiographers considered it important to inform patients about preparation before examination and radiation protection while patient educating about imaging equipment and how to perform the exam had no effect on the quality of the images produced. they stated informing patients about radiology equipment and examination procedure is the doctor’s duty.