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Background & objectives: Pain is one of the most common post-operative complications of cesarean section, which is very important for mother in nursing a baby and breastfeeding. Finding ways to overcome this pain has always been a concern for researchers. Considering the application of plants in traditional medicine as sedatives, this study evaluated the effect of Dill seed oil on post-operative pain in patients with spinal anesthesia.
Methods: This double-blind, clinical trial was conducted on pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria and referred to Hajar hospital in Shahrekord, Iran during 2015-2016.  By simple random sampling, the patients were divided into two groups. In the first group, 10 cc Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seed oil was prescribed at intervals of half an hour and one  hour before spinal anesthesia and half an hour , one hour and two hours after spinal anesthesia. In the second group, placebos (standard treatment) were prescribed at the same intervals. Pain and vital signs, including blood pressure, nausea , vomiting, heart rate, bleeding , use of narcotics and NSAID and any additional medications (such as atropine and ephedrine)  were recorded and rechecked during surgery , thirty minutes after spinal anesthesia and  one hour, four hours and twelve hours  after cesarean section.
Results: The findings showed a significant difference between the two groups in the third stage of the study (4 hours after cesarean section) only in respiratory rate and in the fourth stage of the study (12 hours after cesarean section) in all vital signs (p<0.05). Also, the pain and nausea rate in the third and fourth stages of the study in the case group (Dill seed oil) were lower than those of the control group, indicating a significant difference in the pain level (p<0.05). The bleeding rate and use of NSAIDs and opioids twelve hours after caesarian section in the case group were significantly lower than those of  the control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: considering the effect of Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seed oil on reducing pain, bleeding rate and use of narcotics and NSIADs, it can be used in women undergoing cesarean section.

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Background & Objectives: Early warning scores are commonly used by hospital care teams to assess patients and diagnose early signs of their deterioration and initiate further treatment. Due to the existing studies and the lack of sufficient evidence for burned patients, we decided to investigate the value of initial NEWS and MEWS in predicting mortality in burned patients.
Methods: After obtaining permission from the Ethics Committee of TUMS, patients who were candidates for hospitalization in the burn wards of Sina Hospital from July to March 1998 were included. All demographic information including age, sex, APACHE Type of discharge, comorbidities, percentage of burns, initial hospitalization in the burn ward, type and time of initiation and duration of antibiotic use, amount of serum and NEWS and MEWS scores for all patients were enrolled immediately after admission to the ward as well as before discharge from the ward. Data were analyzed after registration in SPSS software version 23.
Results: In this study, 80 cases of burned patients were studied with a mean age of 37.94±18.85 years. The initial NEWS and MEWS indices have a good ability to diagnose burned patients (Area=0.79 and 0.78, p<0.001). The best cut- point based on the Youden index, for the initial NEWS and MEWS indices were obtained at 4.50 and 1.50, respectively.
Conclusion: In this study, for the first time, NEWS and MEWS were examined in predicting mortality in burned patients and it was found that these criteria can predict the prognosis of burned patients.