Impact of protocol implementation on rationalization of albumin use in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran
Impact of protocol implementation on rationalization of albumin use in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran

Sholeh Ebrahimpour; Marzieh Nosrati; Mehdi Mohammadi; Haniyeh Kamyab; Amir Sarayani; Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh; Zahra Jahangard-Rafsanjani; Kheirollah Gholami

Volume 7, Issue 4 , October 2018, , Pages 182-187

Abstract
  With respect to the high cost and limited availability of albumin, its use must be restricted to indications strongly supported by solid scientific evidence. It was anticipated that ...  Read More
Albumin utilization evaluation in a major teaching hospital in Iran: Recommendations for guideline development
Albumin utilization evaluation in a major teaching hospital in Iran: Recommendations for guideline development

Maryam Farasatinasab; Atefeh Amouzegar; Saeed Safari; Behrooz Ghanbari; Majid Darkahian; Sepideh Emami; Nashmin Pakdaman; Maryam Salili

Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 157-163

Abstract
   Human albumin solution is an expensive colloidal preparation which is commonly used in clinical practice. Due to high cost of albumin, increased rate of the inappropriate use ...  Read More
Meropenem utilization evaluation in a referral teaching hospital in Iran
Meropenem utilization evaluation in a referral teaching hospital in Iran

Peyman Naderi; Kiana Shirani; Rasool Soltani; Farzin Khorvash; Seyed Saeed Naji Esfahani

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2018, , Pages 83-87

Abstract
  Inappropriate use of antibiotics is associated with detrimental effects including emergence of antibiotic resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the use of meropenem, an extended-spectrum ...  Read More