The Severity, Quality of Life, and Correlated Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease-associated Pruritus between Hemodialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) mainly occurs in hemodialysis (HD) patients and could persist in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. This study aims to compare the severity, correlation of various biochemical factors, and quality of life (QoL) concerning pruritus in CKD.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on HD and KT recipients with chronic pruritus, where the 5-Dimensional (5-D) Itch Scale and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) were used to evaluate pruritus severity and QoL.

Hypokalemia Related to Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis as an Initial Presentation of Primary Sjogren's Syndrome.

Hypokalemia due to loss of potassium through the kidneys can be caused by distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (dRTA). The etiology of dRTA can be primary due to genetic defects or secondary to autoimmune diseases, especially Sjogren's syndrome (SS). The occurrence of dRTA in SS patients is low, at only 5% of cases.

Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Patients After Kidney Transplantation: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Kidney transplantation is currently the best choice for renal replacement therapy, due to its effect in reducing mortality and improving the quality of life (QoL) of patients with end-stage renal disease. This study aimed to identify factors affecting QoL after kidney transplantation.

Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study by recruiting patients who had kidney transplantation at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2018 - 2020.

The Etiology of Kidney Failure in Indonesia: A Multicenter Study in Tertiary-Care Centers in Jakarta.

Background: Despite a large number of patients requiring dialysis, the etiology of kidney failure is poorly documented in Indonesia. With the aim to reduce the disease burden, it is essential to obtain more insight in the etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Objectives: In the present study, we attempted to investigate the primary renal disease of kidney failure patients from five tertiary-care centers in Jakarta.

Factors Associated with Sarcopenia in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Sarcopenia is associated with worse outcomes in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Differences in criteria and methods used to diagnose sarcopenia, results in a wide range of prevalence. Factors associated with sarcopenia in MHD have not been well-studied.

Seroconversion rates in kidney transplant recipients following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and its association with immunosuppressive agents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic and meta-analysis aims to evaluate humoral and cellular responses to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We conducted a systematic literature search across databases to evaluate seroconversion and cellular response rates in KTRs receiving SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. We extracted studies that assessed seroconversion rates described as the presence of antibody positivity in KTRs following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination published up to January 23rd, 2022.

Management of COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Case Series.

Background: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) were reported to be at higher risk of developing severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Despite being one of the most impacted countries, little is known about KTRs with COVID-19 in Indonesia. This report aims to explore the management strategies and short-term clinical outcomes of KTRs with COVID-19 in an Indonesian transplant center.

Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors in kidney transplant recipients in Jakarta, Indonesia: a cohort study.

Objectives: To determine the long-term survival rates and prognostic factors in kidney transplant (KT) recipients in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: A KT centre in Jakarta.

The Improvement of Patient's Quality of Life After Kidney Transplantation in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Indonesia.

Objectives: Kidney transplantation has become the chosen kidney replacement therapy for end stage chronic kidney disease. In Indonesia, no study about quality of life (QoL) in kidney transplantation recipient after surgery has been done. This study aims to determine whether there is a significant difference in the recipient's QoL before and after kidney transplantation surgery.

Changes in residual kidney Pulsatility Index following living donor nephrectomy.

Objective: Nephrectomy in kidney transplant donors provokes a compensatory hyperfiltration process of the residual kidney, characterized by changes in renal vascular hemodynamics. This research aimed to determine the short-term difference in the pulsatility index (PI) of kidney transplant donors' residual kidney before and after nephrectomy.

Methods: This is a prospective historical study using secondary data from kidney transplant living donors who have undergone nephrectomy at a tertiary referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, from March 2019 to January 2020.

The association between 24-h blood pressure variability and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is major cardiovascular disease that causes high morbidity and mortality. In AMI, ischemia and necrosis affected some cardiomyocytes leading to a decrease in myocardial contractility which is followed by an acute proinflammation reaction and increased sympathetic tone. Meanwhile, high blood pressure variability (BPV) causing an increased left ventricular workload, heart rate, myocardial oxygen demand and induces proinflamations and endothelial dysfunction.

Kidney Hyperfiltration After Nephrectomy: A Mechanism to Restore Kidney Function in Living Donors.

Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the treatment of choice for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Up to now, the studies reporting the impact of nephrectomy in living kidney donors to their future kidney function were limited. Most living donors undergo recovery of kidney function after nephrectomy owing to remnant kidneys' capability to compensate nephron loss through adaptive hyperfiltration.

The Effect of Hyperfiltration on Kidney Function in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: living kidney donation is a safe medical procedure. Kidney function after donation is crucial for donors' health and quality of life. Kidney hyperfiltration is a compensatory mechanism, which will preserve kidney function after unilateral nephrectomy.

The impact of reusable dialyzer membrane on end-stage renal disease patients' Quality of life: A multicenter study in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Data from 8 Report of the Indonesian Renal Registry in 2015 reported that there was an increase in the prevalence of hemodialysis (HD) patients in Indonesia. Measures had been taken to reduce the cost of HD such as utilizing reusable dialyzer membrane. However, little is known on the impact of reusable dialyzer membrane on patients' quality of life (QOL), and hence, this study was conducted.

7 Years Experience of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Indonesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: kidney transplantation has been developing rapidly in Indonesia in recent years, yet data on transplants' characteristics and survival is still unavailable. In Indonesia, only living donors are permitted. Living donor are advantageous, but challenging to recruit.

Clinical evaluation of encephalitis.

A series of 325 or 31.11% children out of 1045 inpatients of neurological cases diagnosed as encephalitis was reviewed in Pediatrics Neurology Subdivision Child Health Department, Medical School, University of North Sumatera/Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan since 1985 to 1988.

Cerebral palsy.

Epidemiology of cerebral palsy is complex, being influenced by various factors, some of which are unknown and it is commonly accompanied by other abnormalities, thus involving a variety of specialization in their treatment. In a period of 1978-1985, a retrospective study of cerebral palsy cases was performed at the Child Neurology Subdivision Department of Child Health School of Medicine, University of Sumatera/Dr. Pirngadi Hospital, Medan.