Background: Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients are in critical condition, requiring a clear understanding of admission indications, treatment priorities, and patient outcomes. Mapping these profiles is important to describe case patterns in the PICU at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital in Palembang and to serve as a basis for evaluating and improving service quality. Objective: To…
Background: Obesity is a global health problem that continues to rise each year and can lead to various complications, including cardiovascular disease. One manifestation of cardiovascular disease is cardiomegaly, which can be assessed using the cardiothoracic ratio index (CTR) on chest radiographs. This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between obesity degree and cardiothoracic r…
Reference values are essential basis for clinical decision making dan can vary between populations. Until now, in Palembang, specifically at RSUP dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang, there are currently no established reference values for the TG/HDL-C ratio, non-HDL-C, and remnant-C. Therefore, research establish these reference values is necessary. This study is an observational analytical research …
Latar Belakang : Gejala Vasomotor (VMS), atau hot flashes dan keringat malam, sering dianggap sebagai gejala kardinal menopause. Suplemen oral vitamin E sangat efektif dalam mengurangi komplikasi pascamenopause terutama tingkat keparahan dan frekuensi hot flashes. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas pemberian vitamin E 800 IU terhadap gejala vasomotor dan profil lipid pada wan…
Pendahuluan: Majunya perkembangan dunia kesehatan menimbulkan fenomena baru, dikenal sebagai “rectangular society”. Hal ini menyebabkan semakin banyak populasi wanita menopause. Gejala neuropsikiatri berupa cemas, depresi, dan gangguan fungsi kognitif adalah salah satu gejala pada wanita menopause. Sampai saat ini belum terdapat patogenesis yang pasti terhadap terjadinya gangguan fungsi kog…
Skabies adalah penyakit kulit menular yang menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia. Respons imun skabies melibatkan IL-10 dan ekspresi gen HBD-2, yang dimodulasi oleh 25(OH)D (vitamin D). Santri berisiko mengalami defisiensi vitamin D karena aktivitasnya banyak dalam ruangan, berpakaian tertutup dan konsumsi rendah vitamin D. Rendahnya kadar 25(OH)D dapat memengaruhi keparahan skabies…
Adolescents require an ideal sleep duration of 8–10 hours per night, but this need is often unmet, leading to sleep disturbances. Studies in Jakarta and Medan reported prevalence rates of sleep disturbances at 62.9% and 37.85%, respectively, while globally in China, the rate reached 26%. Sleep disturbances are often influenced by unhealthy lifestyles, including obesity. In Medan, 76% of obese…
Background: Usaha Kesehatan Sekolah/Madrasah (UKS/M) is a health program at school that has the UKS/M Trias program, which includes health education, health services, and fostering a healthy school environment. However, its implementation in Indonesia is not optimal yet, such as in the working area of Puskesmas (Public Health Center) Sei Baung, Palembang, where many elementary schools do not ha…
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that is commonly found in children. The treatment of epilepsy in children is still experiencing DRE (treatment failure). DRE can be predicted at the time of initial diagnosis with several factors. This study aims to analyze the relationship of EEG images and seizure types to the results of epilepsy treatment in children. The type of research used was …
Sepsis is still one of the leading causes of mortality in children, which is associated with immune immaturity. Early identification of sepsis based on region-specific clinical and laboratory characteristics is expected will be able to reduce mortality. This study was a retrospective descriptive study using a cross-sectional approach. The subjects were patients diagnosed with sepsis in the pedi…