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Introduction: The cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU) registry provides physicians with tools for monitoring, managing, and following up on patients. The CVICU registry provides researchers with the ability to analyze and evaluate integrated data patients. Our goal with this study is to explain the design, development, and deployment of a comprehensive, integrated, qualified cardiovascular intensive care unit registry, as well as to characterize individuals admitted to CVICUs. Material and Methods: From June 2012, a cohort study of ICU admissions for adults (≥18 years) in a teaching hospital’s CVICU began. The study includes retrospective collection of existing data from paper records and hospital information systems (HIS) and ongoing prospective collection using the proposed CVICU registry portal. Results: Between June 2013 and June 2022, 2587 admissions were included, among which 1041 (40.2%) were women, 1546 (59.8%) were man, and the median age was 58 ranging from 18 to 93 years and their mean (SD) age was 56.8 (13) years. About 11.1% of the patients died in the CVICU. The primary indications for CVICU care included mechanical ventilation (29.7%), weaning time or readmission (4.9%), cardiovascular (17.4%), myocardial infarction (1.7%), diabetes (9.3%), hypertension (14.3%). Of these, about 73% had coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), 15% valve surgery and the remains has other cardiovascular surgeries. About 39% experienced an on-pump surgery. In addition, patients had 6.4 hours weaning time after operation. The overall CVICU length of stay (LOS) rate was 3.6 days and mean predicted by APACHE IV, APACHE II, SOFA, and SAPS II were 5.67, 3.03, 4, and 4 days, respectively. Conclusion: The use of registries equipped physicians and researchers with an integrated data pool to manage and evaluate information. Appropriate patient registries allow effective decision-making for appropriate interventions, resource allocation, and ongoing data monitoring and analysis. Ultimately, this leads to the optimal outcomes for patients. This registry aims to generate valuable knowledge about cardiovascular ICU patients in Iran and to collect accurate and qualified data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The only way to limit the prevalence of COVID-19 is to adhere strictly to health protocol. In this regard, WHO has provided the information needed to prevent and deal with this disease on its website. To investigate the Impact of Internet Health Information on Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols, in Iran. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey and structural equation modeling which is done by students of at the Kerman University of Medical Science, Iran. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. SPSS 22.0, and SmartPLS 3software were used to analyze the data. Results: The present study investigated the impact of health information on the WHO website on adherence to COVID-19 protocols among the students of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences. The bootstrapping results indicate relationships between health information seeking constructs and information quality, satisfaction, and reputation. Regarding the other six hypotheses in the present study, it is predicted that they will be rejected in a larger sample. Conclusion: Online information is now available more easily, quickly, and at a lower cost compared to other sources, it should be constantly monitored and constantly improved in quality. Its usefulness, ease of use, accuracy, recency, and simplicity should be constantly investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]