Introduction As evidence-based effective treatment protocols for delirium after cardiac
surgery are lacking, efforts should be made to identify risk factors for preventive …

Abstract Background In Iran, as in many other Asian and Middle Eastern countries, some
believe that opium has beneficial effects on cardiovascular system. Dependent patients …

Importance Persistent opioid use is currently a major health care crisis. There is a lack of
knowledge regarding its prevalence and effect among patients undergoing cardiac surgery …

Background Delirium is one of the most common cognitive complications among patients
admitted to the intensive care units (ICU). Objective To develop and validate a DYNAmic …

Opioids have the highest rate of illicit drug consumption after cannabis worldwide. Opium,
after tobacco, is still the most commonly abused substance in the Middle East. In addition to …

The effects of opium on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been extensively studied.
However, there are few studies that summarize this research comprehensively; thus, this …

Background Delirium is an important morbidity following heart surgery. We sought to
determine whether dopamine infusion is associated with increased risk of delirium in …

Aim: The first systematic review and meta analysis investigating the prevalence of delirium in
Iran and the importance of delirium in the health status of patients. Method: This study is a …

Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association of pre-operative and early
postoperative inflammatory parameters with postoperative delirium in patients operated on …

Opium has been used traditionally for lowering blood lipids, diabetes, cancer, and postpone
of cardiac diseases. The coronary angiography patients were divided to opium user and …