Understanding health service quality in emergency department through the length of stay and its determinants.

Objectives: To identify and analyse the determinants of emergency department length of stay.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from December 20 to 31, 2017, at the Centre of Referral Hospital after approval from the ethics review committee of Dr Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia, and comprised patients of either gender aged 18 years or above who visited the emergency department who required follow-up after triage, such as diagnostics or hospitalisation. Emergency department length of stay, assessment time, review and consultation, and disposition or decision were the variables noted.

Brewed Robusta Coffee Increases Nickel Ion Release from Dental Alloys: An Study.

Alloys in oral cavity always interact with dynamic oral environment, such as pH, temperature, salivary conditions, and dietary habits. Coffee can further decrease pH in the oral cavity. Thus, coffee may increase the release of metal ions that may lead to various health diseases.

Oxy-Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from the Indonesian Marine Sponge, : X-ray, SAR, and Computational Studies.

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) compounds, derived from marine organisms, originate from symbiosis between marine sponges and cyanobacteria or bacteria. PBDEs have broad biological spectra; therefore, we analyzed structure and activity relationships of PBDEs to determine their potential as anticancer or antibacterial lead structures, through reactions and computational studies. Six known PBDEs (-) were isolated from the sponge, ; C NMR data for compound are reported for the first time and their assignments are confirmed by their theoretical C NMR chemical shifts (RMSE < 4.

The Lived Experiences of Indonesian Nurses Who Worked as Care Workers in Taiwan.

Background: Despite the large number of Indonesian nurses currently working as migrant care workers in Taiwan, no studies in the literature have been found that explore this phenomenon or assess the working situation of Indonesian nurses working in care facilities in Taiwan.

Purpose: This study aimed to elicit and describe the lived experiences of Indonesian nurses serving as care workers in Taiwan.

Methods: Phenomenological research was used to explore the experiences of Indonesian nurses working in long-term care facilities.

Case report: thrombotic microangiopathy post-intravenous immunoglobulin in the context of BK nephropathy and renal transplantation.

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a blood product with immunomodulating properties that have been widely applied in the management of renal transplant recipients. In general, IVIg has been considered a relatively safe therapy, with most adverse events being mild and transient. Although rare, a serious and well-recognized complication of IVIg is large-vessel thrombotic events, which are thought to be related to hyperviscosity.