Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Ahvaz, Iran

Dastoorpoor, Maryam; Sekhavatpour, Zohreh; Masoumi, Kambiz; Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad; Aghababaeian, Hamidreza; Khanjani, Narges; Hashemzadeh, Bayram; Vahedian, Mostafa

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.285

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“…Ahvaz city, the capital of Khuzestan Province, with a population of approximately 1 million and an area of 8152 square kilometers, is located between 48°and 49°29′ east of the Greenwich meridian and, 31°and 45′ minutes north of the equator. [54][55][56][57][58] Razi Hospital is a tertiarycare hospital with 220 beds, and is located in the center of Ahvaz. The location of the study area is shown in Fig.…”

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The prevalence of nosocomial infection rates and needle sticks injuries at a teaching hospital, during 2013–2014

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The prevalence of nosocomial infection rates and needle sticks injuries at a teaching hospital, during 2013–2014

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“…Ahvaz is a city with an area of 185 square kilometers that is the capital of Khuzestan Province (Southwest of Iran and Northern of Persian Gulf) in Iran and is located at 31°20′ N and 48°40′ E. [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] Razi, Golestan and Emam educational hospital are a tertiary-care hospital with 220, 425 and 600 beds, located in the south west of Ahvaz. [42][43][44] The location of the study area is shown in Fig.…”

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Refusing to report the medication errors observed in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences during 2014–2015

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The purpose of this study was evaluation of effects of healthcare reform on refusing the medication errors report by nurses of educational hospital affiliated to Ahvaz Jundishapur University of medical sciences during 2014-2015. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Razi, Golestan and Emam teaching hospital of Ahvaz (a tertiary-care hospital) in the southwest of Iran. The present study was a cross-sectional study. Data about the demographic characteristics and reasons not reporting medication errors from three main educational hospital of Ahvaz were collected. Results: After processing data, the results showed 61% of medication errors report by them. Based on our result, the highest reason for refusing the medication errors observed because of fear from reporting consequences. The results of the present study showed that the most important reasons for refusing the medication errors report by nurses were related to factors related to the fear of the consequences of reporting 3.72 ± 1.532, factors related to the process of reporting were 3.50 ± 0.753 and the managerial factors 3.12 ± 1.286, respectively. Conclusion: Regarding the etiology of medication errors, Escherichia coli were the most frequent pathogen. The finding of this study showed that the encouraging hospital managers to give a positive response to them, encouraging nurses to reporting errors without any stress and paying attention to local standards can be reduce number of medication errors.

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“…1 It is a potential harm that makes anthropogenic air pollution as a significant concern. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Nowadays, in developing countries, chronic diseases are very prevalence in people 65 years and over. 9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can cause fatigue, shortness of breath, emphysema, chest tightness, coughing and hard to breathe.…”

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Study of relationship between nitrogen dioxide and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bushehr, Iran

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Introduction: Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) can penetrate deeply into the sensitive parts of the lungs and cause or worsen chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respiratory disease, emphysema, bronchitis and increased causes admission in hospital. Objective: The purpose of this study is the determination of COPD attributed to NO 2 in people's life of Bushehr megacity, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Bushehr during 2011. The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease data were calculated by utilizing indices of exposure risk to health effects NO 2. In this study, data were analyzed by SPSS. Results: According to the research findings, 60 and 15 μg/m 3 concentrations the yearly average NO 2 in Bushehr were the highest and the lowest. When the NO 2 concentrations were more than 10 μg/m 3 , 2.9% of admission happened to COPD. Low concentration of NO 2 was one of the reasons of a low percentage of the observed COPD. Conclusion: According to this study increasing the NO 2 concentration has a direct and a significant effect on chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Electrical heating, alternative fuels solar and cooking are important factors in decreasing the concentration of NO 2.

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Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Ahvaz, Iran

Cited by 114 publications

References 52 publications

The prevalence of nosocomial infection rates and needle sticks injuries at a teaching hospital, during 2013–2014

The prevalence of nosocomial infection rates and needle sticks injuries at a teaching hospital, during 2013–2014

Refusing to report the medication errors observed in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences during 2014–2015

Study of relationship between nitrogen dioxide and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bushehr, Iran

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