Background : Critical congenital heart defect with ductal-dependent pulmonary flow presents as a life-threatening condition. The patency of ductus arteriosus is required to supply blood flow into the lung. Stent implantation into ductus arteriosus has been proposed as non-surgical management for critical congenital heart disease with duct- dependent. Case Description: We present full-term …
Abstract Background: Surgery and anesthesia are associated with increased patient anxiety. Perioperative anxiety is a common problem in regional anesthesia procedures and has an extensive impact. Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is a potential non-pharmacological distraction method to reduce anxiety. Immersive virtual reality creates a virtual environment that allows patients to interact and …
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and associated with several risk factors, such as an unhealthy and unbalanced diet. Porang tubers, known as healthy diet resources, contain glucomannan, a substance that has many positive effects, such as ameliorating blood glucose. Porang tubers are processed as many food products, one of which is porang-…
Background : Loose Bodies are fragments consisting of cartilage or bone that move freely in the joint space. The occurrence of Loose Bodies associated with OCD is considered a rare case in Indonesia. The presence of Loose Bodies can cause several symptoms such as pain and resistance to extension and flexion of the knee joint. The presence of an impinging osteophyte in the lateral condyle of…
Background: Inflammation is believed to play a role in preeclampsia. Leukocytes increase due to inflammatory response. Endothelial damage in preeclampsia induces platelet aggregation, triggers platelet consumption, and decreases platelet. Therefore, preeclampsia could alter the platelet-white blood cell ratio, which can be used as a marker for preeclampsia. This study examines the difference…
Background: Combine Oral Contraceptives (COCs) pills is one of the many popular contraceptives worldwide, with 100 million women who use contraceptive pills. To increase the choice of oral contraceptives, COCs Novadiol® (Pill A) domestic production, which has the same dosage as Microgynon® (Pill B), are still imported drugs. This study aims to determine Pill A’s efficacy, safety and acce…
Background: Deep Aggressive Angiomyxoma (DAA) is a rare benign tumor with about 250 cases reported worldwide. It was first reported in 1983. This tumor is commonly found in women of reproductive age, with the highest incidence in the 3rd and 4th decades of life. DAA is most often found in the pelvic, genital, inguinal region, or perineum. Case Report: Nulligravida woman 52 years old, with en…
Background:Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is associated with a child’s neurocognitive development. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Capute Scales have become ineffective because requiring face-to-face interaction to examine children’s neurocognitive development. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is an alternative method to determine ch…
Background: A non-union fracture is one of the most common complications arising from an untreated fracture. Bone grafts are able to fasten bone healing which can prevent and cure non-union fractures. Therefore, alternative hydroxyapatite bone grafts from waste resources are needed to increase the availability of bone grafts in the healthcare system. A bone substitute, hydroxyapatite (HA), has …
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) based on its manifestations is divided into two, pulmonary and extra pulmonary. Extrapulmonary TB can be miliary TB and pharyngeal TB. Miliary TB is spread by hematogenous spread to several organs. The diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB takes a long time, an accurate examination can determine extrapulmonary TB infection. Case Presentation: A 47-year-old man complain…
Background: Leptospirosis is a public health problem throughout the world, especially in countries with tropical and subtropical climates and with high rainfall, such as Indonesia. Leptospirosis is a ratoriginated disease that is classified as an emerging disease, caused by the Leptospira interrogans bacteria that are pathogenic to humans and animals. Leptospirosis can cause kidney problems d…
Background : The prevalence of olfactory disorders is around 68–85% which occurs in COVID-19 patients with obesity and allergies as risk factors. The abnormalities olfactory pathways can cause by inflammatory response in adipose tissue in obese patients and excessive inflammation due to hyperreactivity of the immune system to allergens in allergic patients. This study aims to analyze the …
Background : Recurrence of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is the emergence of a tumor remission after administration of chemoradiation based on symptoms and several examinations. The combination of chemotherapy in recurrent NPC still gives good results. The combine of regimens used is still varied and not much study has been done to assess the clinical response. The objectives of this study…
Background: Benign Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is a middle ear inflammation characterized by otorrhea with perforation in the central tympanic membrane. Topical ofloxacin as a standard therapy in this type of CSOM has limitations in reducing otorrhea score. Vitamin A supplementation could be given simultaneously with topical ofloxacin because of its property as a regulator of the …
Kejadian henti jantung merupakan penyebab utama dari kematian yang banyak ditemukan di masyarakat sampai saat ini baik itu di negara maju ataupun negara berkembang seperti Indonesia. Upaya untuk menangani henti jantung tersebut adalah dengan tindakan Resusitasi Jantung Paru dengan tujuan mengembalikan denyut jantung sehingga sirkulasi darah yang terhenti kembali normal dan otak terhindar da…
Background: Hydrocephalus in children is a complex condition that can affect neurodevelopmental disorders, including hearing impairment. Changes in pressure and amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) could cause endolymph hydrops which results in inner ear dysfunction. Objective: To study the mechanism of how hydrocephalus could cause hearing loss. Case: A 1 year 7 months old girl with hydrocep…
Background : Oral mucositis is an injury of normal mucosal tissue with an acute inflammation of the oral, tongue, and pharyngeal mucosa after exposure to chemoradiotherapy. Post chemoradiotherapy oral mucositis is commonly accompanied by painful swallowing or odynophagia. Povidone iodine 1% is an antiseptic mouthwash that widely used to prevent infections in the oral cavity. The aim of this …
Introduction: Streptomycin and kanamycin are aminoglycosides that are toxic to the cochlea vestibular system, can causing hearing loss. This antibiotic is used for the treatment of tuberculosis and its ototoxicity occurs in 20% of tuberculosis patients. Spirulina is a cyanobacterial species that is used as a dietary supplement and contains phycocyanin compounds that function as antioxidants a…
Background : In chronic rhinosinusitis patients, there is a subgroup of patients with persistent symptoms after treatment, who often shows bone thickening and remodeling in their paranasal sinuses and described as osteitis. Osteitis can be evaluated by several methods, one of which is the Global Osteitis Score (GOS). This study was aimed to analyse the correlation between preoperative ostei…
Background: Osteoarthritis is a long-term, chronic disease that is usually marked by cartilage degeneration in the joints, which in turn induces bone friction. One of the subtype of this disease is facet joint osteoarthritis or in short, FJOA. In Indonesia, FJOA has not been commonly documented. The most common method for FJOA inspection is X-Ray modality. The usage of other radiology imagin…