Background & Aims: The mortality rate index in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can be used to
evaluate new treatments and specialist human resources and optimize resource allocation.
Mortality in the ICUs of Iranian hospitals has been sporadically reported. The purpose of this
study was to estimate the overall mortality rate of ICU patients in Iranian hospitals. Materials
& Methods: A systematic review was conducted in SID, MagIran, PubMed, Scopus, Web of
Science, and Google Scholar for related articles until November 2019. Also, the reference …

Background: Neonatal mortality rate is an important health index. The present study was
conducted to determine the mortality rate and its causes in neonatal intensive care units
(NICUS) in Iran. Methods: Online search was done without time limit until June 2018 in
several databases, such as PubMed, Web of Science (ISI), Scopus, Magiran, Barakat
Knowledge Network System, SID, Iranian National Library, Regional Information Center for
Science and Technology (RICST), Google Scholar search engine, and Iranian journals. The …