Unusual esophageal foreign body in neonates: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Esophageal foreign body mostly occurs in children aged 6 months to 5 years old. In neonates (babies less than 28 days old), such report is extremely rare. In this case, we report the first esophageal foreign body in neonates without any symptoms.

A Beneficial Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty on a Centenarian in One Developing Country.

Geriatric hip fractures are common; however, surgery on a 100-year-old patient is rare in Indonesia.  We report arthroplasty in 100-year-old woman with right hip fracture and right Colles fracture; which benefits her a three year of active and qualified life. Despite her age, the patient was quite independent, active, and mobile beforehand.

Analysis of prophylactic antibiotic use and risk factor of postoperative infection in urological surgery patients.

Objectives: The widespread use of inappropriate prophylactic antibiotics in urological surgery patients can increase the risk of resistance and development of postoperative infection. This study was aimed to analyze the quality of prophylactic antibiotics use and identify the risk factor of postoperative nosocomial infection in urological surgery patients.

Methods: Observational prospective data were obtained from patients' medical records.

Antibiotic use on acute respiratory tract infection nonpneumonia and nonspecific diarrhea in Primary Health Care Centre in Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Objectives: Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) nonpneumonia and nonspecific diarrhea are the most common cases in primary health care centre (PHCC) in Indonesia with the enormous use of antibiotics. The aims of this study were to analyze the antibiotic use and factors affected to the quality of antibiotic use in PHCC in Banjarbaru City, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Methods: The study was conducted in four PHCCs, two in urban and two in rural areas.

Hydration effect on kidney function and serum electrolyte in children with tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) and risk of TLS.

Objectives: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a life-threatening oncology emergency disorder, which may cause acute kidney injury (AKI), arrhythmias, seizures, and sudden death. Hydration is used to prevent TLS in medium-high risk patients, and treatment in TLS patients. According to the pediatric protocol in Dr.

COVID Pandemic Impact on Healthcare Provision and Patient Psychosocial Distress: A Multi-National Cross-Sectional Survey among Asia-Pacific Countries.

Purpose: COVID pandemic significantly affected the delivery and maintenance of healthcare system, resulting in greater utilization of digital health interventions.

Materials And Methods: This multi-national cross-sectional survey was administered to clinicians working in major Asia-Pacific cities during the mandatory social lockdown period in June 2020. Clinical demographics and professional data, delivery of Andrology-related healthcare services, and patient distress based on validated questionnaires such as Depression and Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and Decisional Engagement Scale (DES) were collected.

Economic evaluation of rotavirus vaccination: an important step of the introduction to the national immunization program in Thailand.

Introduction: World Health Organization recommends rotavirus vaccine for all national immunization programs (NIPs). To provide country-specific evidence, we conducted economic evaluation of a monovalent rotavirus vaccination using specific data of the pilot phase in Thailand.

Method: A Markov model was adopted to compare the 2020 birth cohort once receiving rotavirus vaccination versus no vaccination from healthcare and societal perspective over five years.

Combination of platelet rich plasma and stromal vascular fraction on the level of vascular endothelial growth factor in rat subjects experiencing deep dermal burn injury.

Background: The healing process of burns includes coagulation, inflammation, and remodeling. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is involved throughout this healing process. Stem cells from the platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with stromal vascular fraction (SVF) can increase concentrations of growth factors, including VEGF.

RISK FACTORS OF LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT HOSPITALS IN JEMBER CITY INDONESIA.

Background: Healthcare workers in Tuberculosis (TB) and non-TB units in hospitals have a high risk of experiencing Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI), because of exposure to droplets containing . This study aims to prove LTBI incidence and risk factors to healthcare workers at the hospital in Jember City.

Material And Methods: a cross-sectional study, from January to March 2020 in two hospitals in Jember City.

Correlation of miR-150, hsa-let-7e, and miR- 146a and gene expression of , and during dengue virus infection.

Growing evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a pivotal role in viral infection. The objective of this study was to assess the association between the expression of miR- 150, hsa-let-7e, and miR-146a on cytokine expression during dengue infection. Dengue virus (DENV) strain SJN-006, a serotype 2 DENV strain of the Cosmopolitan genotype, isolated in Bali, Indonesia, was used to infect peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from healthy individuals.

Case Report: Successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarian with acute-on-chronic kidney disease and total atrioventricular block after acute myocardial infarction.

Myocardial infarction (MI) is frequently complicated by the worsening of renal function. Undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) becomes crucial to a patient with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). With appropriate management of MI, acute-on-chronic kidney disease (ACKD) requiring dialysis post-MI remains an important clinical predictor of elevated in-hospital mortality among patients with MI.

Mediastinal Anaplastic Ependymoma.

Ependymomas arise from ependymal cells and can grow at any site in the central nervous system (CNS), as well as in some locations outside of the CNS. The latter is rare, contributing to the frequent misdiagnoses of such cases. Herein, we present the case of a 54-year-old man with a history of lower limb weakness and numbness.

Effects of different intensities of exercise on folliculogenesis in mice: Which is better?

Objective: Exercise is a risk factor for infertility in women. However, research on the effects of different intensities of exercise on folliculogenesis has not yielded clear results. This study was conducted to analyze the effects of differences in the intensity of exercise on folliculogenesis in mice.

Effects of probiotics on the enhancement of the innate mucosal immune response against pathogenic bacteria.

Background And Objectives: Probiotics have been widely used for host immune system enhancement but with limited knowledge regarding the immunomodulation mechanisms by which they assist the mucosal innate immune response. We investigated the effects of probiotics on the modulation of the innate mucosal immune response particularly in association with Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2, TLR-4 and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) p65 and p105.

Materials And Methods: We randomized 24 male BALB/c mice into four groups.

Bartsocas-Papas syndrome: The first case report of severe autosomal recessive form from Indonesia.

Introduction: Bartsocas-Papas syndrome (BPS) is an autosomal recessive form of Popliteal Pterygium syndrome (PPS). It is a very rare disease characterized by congenital craniofacial anomalies, popliteal webbing, and genitourinary and musculoskeletal anomalies. Almost all of the cases were reported in dead intrauterine pregnancies.

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as an Alternative Marker of Neonatal Sepsis in Developing Countries.

Objectives: We sought to analyze the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an alternative marker of neonatal sepsis.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we undertook consecutive sampling in all inborn neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with clinical manifestations of neonatal sepsis. Neonates with congenital anomalies and referred neonates were excluded.

Molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of norovirus infection in children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in East Java, Indonesia in 2015-2019.

Noroviruses are recognized as a leading cause of outbreaks and sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) among individuals of all ages worldwide, especially in children <5 years old. We investigated the epidemiology of noroviruses among hospitalized children at two hospitals in East Java, Indonesia. Stool samples were collected from 966 children with AGE during September 2015-July 2019.

Accuracy of intraoperative consultation for ovarian tumours: Experience in an Indonesian teaching hospital.

Background: Ovarian tumours are a very heterogeneous group of tumours, consisted of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. Preoperative diagnoses in most conditions are inconclusive due to similar clinical, radiological and laboratory findings. Intraoperative consultation is crucial because it can provide rapid diagnosis leading to a suitable surgical management for the patients.

The effect of deferoxamine injection on composite graft survival in rabbits.

Background: Composite graft as a reconstructive therapy option has limitations in size so that it is easily necrotic. Deferoxamine administration has been associated with increased neo-vascularity in wounds. We aimed to compare the administration of deferoxamine and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection in a composite graft in rabbits.

Study on dosage range evaluation opioid analgesic for breakthrough pain in cancer patients: a retrospective study.

Background: Breakthrough pain is an exacerbation of pain occurring in patients with chronic pain who receive opioid therapy every day. Breakthrough pain has not been routinely recognized, evaluated and treated. This study aimed to analyze the utilization of opiates analgesics, including dose regimentation, frequency of use, and the actual adverse effects in cancer patients with breakthrough pain.

Genetic analysis of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from UTI patients in Indonesia.

Introduction: Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiellapneumoniae is a serious concern for nosocomial infection and the emergence rate in Indonesia is higher than that in developed countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the genetic characteristics of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae isolated from UTI patients in Indonesia.

Congenital Rubella Syndrome profile of audiology outpatient clinic in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) consists of hearing impairment, ophthalmology abnormalities, and congenital heart disease in children, resulting from rubella infection during pregnancy. Rubella vaccine has been implemented as national immunization program in Indonesia since 2017, and needed to be evaluated. This study aimed to report the CRS patients' profile of Audiology Outpatient Clinic in Surabaya.

A case of deep vein thrombosis associated with methicillin sensitive genu septic arthritis.

Septic arthritis caused by bacteria Gram positive () infection has been widely reported from Europe and the United States. This case presentation reported the first septic arthritis, preceded by systemic erythroderma skin lesions from aregional hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia. Radiology imaging was used for confirming the defect.

Provision of Sexual Medicine Services During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: An Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine Position Statement.

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented healthcare crisis with various governmental healthcare policies enforced to redirect medical prioritization and minimize the spread of COVID19 infection. Recognizing that the COVID-19 crisis will be protracted, it is important that clinicians and the healthcare industry continue to adapt existing resources and review contingency plan amidst this uncertain and difficult times. The Asia Pacific Society of Sexual Medicine supports ongoing precautionary healthcare measures implemented by various institutions and governmental policies to contain and eliminate COVID19 infection.