This study aims to explain the effect of hegu point hypnopressur (Li4) and san yin jiao (Sp6) on oxytocin levels among primigravida pregnant women in active phase I. The study design used a randomized pre and post test with control. The average age of the respondents was 19-27 years, most of them chose their husbands as birth attendants (90%) and they had high school education (55%), there w…
Latar belakang : Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) memiliki hubungan dua arah dengan stroke iskemik. SDB yang tidak diobati dapat menyebabkan stroke berulang. Penanganan SDB adalah kunci untuk preventif pada pasien stroke. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis IMT, lingkar leher besar, deviasi septum, hipertrofi konka, hipertrofi tonsila palatina, makroglosia, dan obstruksi saluran naf…
Background & Objective:Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is the most common cause of neuropathic pain with few issues regarding medications whereas surgeries need careful consideration. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can be used as an intervention treatment bridging the gap of long-termmedication and surgical intervention. RFA procedure has its own complications following electrode placemen…
BACKGROUND: Central neurocytoma (CN) is one of the rarest brain tumors which can cause considerable threats to the patient. Studies and trials regarding its treatment are scarce, and no official guidelines are dedicated to this disease. The main principle of treatment generally consists of surgery and radiotherapy. The choice of radiotherapy is divided into conventional fractionated radiotherap…
A good preparation is required to set up a research center. Management support, planning, infrastructures, human resources, and funding are factors that are closely related to the requirements of the establishment of a research center. This study aims to analyze the preparationof the research center establishment at Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Semarang.This study was u…
Introduction: Viral infection such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can exacerbate and aggravate neurological disorders due to autoimmune etiology like myasthenia gravis (MG). Experimental therapies used in COVID-19 are also factors that can cause the worsening of MG symptoms. This review aimed to assess and conclude the researchbased study systematically to analyze the relationship of M…
Background : Apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is believed to associate with cholesterol level, a risk factor of ischemic stroke. CIMT (carotid intima-media thickness) can be used to determine the degree of atherosclerosis. Increased CIMT may predict ischemic stroke recurrence. This study aimed to determine association between increased CIMT in post ischemic stroke patients and APOE genotype. M…
Introduction: Risk factors for mortality of critically ill Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) were older age, use of a mechanical ventilator, high modified nutrition risk in critically ill (mNUTRIC) score, presence of comorbidities, lower body mass index (BMI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and energy deficit in an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: A retrospective cohort study …
Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a late onset neurodegenerative disorder in which coordination and balance are affected. Although many international guidelines have been established regarding presymptomatic testing, it is still a grey area in Indonesia. We report two large families with advanced stages of SCA who underwent presymptomatic gene…
Latar belakang : Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) ditandai dengan adanya obstruksi jalan napas yang menyebabkan napas berhenti sesaat, baik secara total maupun parsial. OSA dapat menyebabkan komplikasi yang berat. Diagnostik pasti OSA dengan polisomnografi (PSG). PSG tidak banyak tersedia di fasilitas kesehatan, pemeriksaan friedman tongue position (FTP) diharapkan dapat menjadi pemeriksaan se…
Background:Leprosy is a chronic infectious peripheral neuropathy caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Clinical presentations of leprosy neuropathy are obtained when the nerve damage is more than 30% of peripheral nerve fibers. The anti-inflammatory property of interleukin 10 is supposed to protect tissue from the damage caused by proinflammatory cytokines. Instea…
Manajemen pelayanan farmasi terkait dengan potensi fraud pada saat pemberian perbekalan farmasi yang dibutuhkan untuk pelayanan pasien rawat inap. Salah satunya retur perbekalan farmasi pada pasien rawat inap setelah close billing yang tinggi kemudian terjadi penurunan, hal ini berpotensi menjadi bagian dari tindakan fraud. Kejadian fraud pada permasalahan retur perbekalan farmasi di rumah …
Rumah sakit sebagai institusi pelayanan kesehatan berkomitmen pada keselamatan pasien, pengunjung, dan stafnya. Kebutuhan sarana dan prasarana untuk pelayanan dipenuhi melalui proses pengadaan barang dan jasa. Rumah sakit wajib memberikan kepuasan kepada pemasok dalam kerjasama pengadaan barang dan jasa sebagai pelanggan eksternal rumah sakit. Kepuasan pemasok merupakan hal penting bagi ruma…
Background : Thyroid storm is an endocrine disorder emergency which has a high morbidity and mortality rates. The incidence of thyroid storm is seen in less than 10% of all hospitalized thyrotoxicosis patients. However, it has a high mortality rate, which accounts to 20–30% of the cases. It is important to diagnose early to facilitate appropriate immediate management, which can improve pr…
Introduction: Hypoxia fuels cancer growth by supporting blood vessel formation, suppressing immune response, and helping cancer cells adapt to harsh surroundings. This happens when cancer cells react to low oxygen levels by activating hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α). High levels of HIF-1α can indicate an aggressive form of cancer and resistance to treatment in diffuse large B-cel…
Background Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common complication in cancer. Although thromboprophylaxis in cancer patients is recommended by the guidelines, clinicians’ use of thromboprophylaxis remains limited due to cost, bleeding complications, and reluctance to give injectable anticoagulants. Infammation plays essential roles in the pathogenesis of cancer-associated thrombosis. Owing to …
Stroke is a major cause of death and disability in Indonesia. Stroke requires high-quality, fast, and precise management to prevent and avoid disability and death. Stroke can be prevented by adequately controlling the risk factors and encouraging healthy lifestyles. Efforts are needed to organize health promotion programs at the community level. More and a better distribution of neurologist…
ABSTRAKLatar Belakang:Abses abdomen merupakan kondisi yang sering ditemui pada sebagian besar kasus namun merupakan kondisi serius yang membutuhkan pengangan yang tepat dari dokter. Penegakkan diagnosis dan etiologidari abses abdomen memberikan sebuah tantangan dan peningkatanrisiko cedera pada intervensi operasi dan komplikasipostoperasi yang diperparah dengan komorbiditas, sepert…
Latar Belakang: Tiga penyebab utama kematian ibu di dunia adalah perdarahan (30%), preeklampsia (25%), dan infeksi (12%). Sebagai salah satu dari tiga besar penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas ibu dan janin, insiden preeklamsia di Indonesia dilaporkan sebanyak 12.273 per tahun atau sekitar 5,3% dan belum menunjukkan adanya penurunan yang signifikan dalam dua dekade ter…
Latar Belakang:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) adalah penyakit sistem pernapasan akut yang disebabkan oleh virus corona jenis baru (SARS-CoV-2) yang pertama kali ditemukan pada bulan Desember 2019 di Wuhan, Provinsi Hubei, China. Beberapa penyakit salah satunya diabetes mellitus, menjadi penyakit predisposisi perjalanan penyakit yang ber…