124 results match your criteria: "Universitas Indonesia - Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital[Affiliation]"

Background/purpose: COVID-19 pandemic has compromised healthcare services in dermatology and venereology. Given such circumstances, studies investigating the consultation pattern of related fields in hospitals were relatively scarce. The present study aimed to delineate such matter from tertiary hospital viewpoint.

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Introduction And Importance: Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare condition characterized by congenital aplasia of the uterus and upper two-third vagina with normal secondary characteristics. Treatment of this condition consists of non-surgical and surgical management. After nonsurgical Frank method, neovaginal canal may be formed but sometimes the vaginal length may not be adequate to facilitate normal sexual intercourse.

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Chronic inflammation is a crucial driver of carcinogenesis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Several studies have investigated the prognostic significance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in PDAC patients, obtaining conflicting results. Nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), specificity protein 1 (Sp1), and c-Jun are known as the transcription factors of the gene.

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Introduction And Importance: There are many methods described in the literature for creating a functional neovagina. However, the best method has yet to be determined. In our urogynecology training center, neovaginoplasty was usually performed by vaginal approach using modified McIndoe technique with amnion graft and >7 days hospitalization was required.

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Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare primary spontaneous pneumothorax associated with the menstrual phase and is the most common manifestation of thoracic endometriosis syndrome. We report a case of a 32-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis who presented to the emergency ward with a chief complaint of dyspnea and right-sided chest pain, and a chest X-ray showed a right pneumothorax. Initial management was by placing a chest tube to expand the right lung.

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Purpose: On-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) causes myocardial ischemia, through the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and aortic cross-clamping (AoX). Glutamine supplementation protects cardiac cells during cardiac ischemia. This study analysed the correlation between cardiac index (CI), plasma troponin I, myocardial histopathology, CPB and AoX duration in low ejection fraction patients receiving glutamine and no glutamine undergoing elective on-pump CABG.

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Background: The efficacy of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) secretome for skin aging has been established, yet no studies hitherto directly investigated the best administration method for such purpose.

Purpose: We aimed to compare microneedling (MN) versus fractional CO laser (FL) as methods of delivery for ADMSCs secretome in the treatment of aging skin.

Patients And Methods: A single-blind, randomized split-face clinical trial was conducted on 30 Indonesian women (aged 35-59 years old) with signs of facial cutaneous senescence.

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Article Synopsis
  • This study investigated the effectiveness of Covid Convalescent Plasma (CCP) in hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19, as its efficacy in severe cases was previously unproven.
  • Conducted as a randomized controlled trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, from November 2020 to August 2021, the main goal was to measure mortality rates at 14 days, with secondary outcomes including longer-term mortality and discharge times.
  • Results showed no significant reduction in 14-day mortality for CCP versus standard treatment, but the CCP group did have lower mortality rates at 28 days and over the full follow-up period, though these differences weren’t statistically significant.
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Background: Early childhood is a vital period for development and growth. Promoting beneficial lifestyle behaviours in early childhood can help optimise children's health, development and learning, shape their behaviours in adulthood and offer the best protection against future non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In the Asia-Pacific region, NCDs are significant causes of healthcare burden and mortality.

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Cutaneous manifestations in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients may possess prognostic value for identifying potentially severe cases. This systematic review investigated whether dermatological features are associated with COVID-19 outcomes in elderly patients. Literature retrieval was conducted on May 11, 2022, from databases, hand-searching, and tracing citations.

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the burden on resident physicians. They may use different coping strategies to manage those burdens, which partly determine their mental health outcomes, including burnout syndrome. This study explores the relationship between coping strategies and burnout among resident physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic in an Indonesian tertiary referral hospital.

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Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been linked to various diseases associated with immune dysregulation, such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Numerous studies have shown strong correlation between PsA and one of the phenotypes of IBD, Crohn's disease. On the other hand, the studies regarding the association of PsA with ulcerative colitis (UC) are less robust and have conflicting findings.

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Indonesia ranks seventh with the highest number of cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is associated with major undesirable complications including cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Kidneys play a major role in maintaining glucose homeostasis, leading the development of sodium glucose transporter inhibitors (SGLT2i).

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To ensure that students continued receiving adequate yet safe clinical exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty of Medicine at Universitas Indonesia (FMUI) created the Module of COVID-19 Self-Isolation Monitoring which aims to equip students with the knowledge and skill to monitor confirmed and close contact cases of COVID-19. Module development, divided into four phases: preparation, orientation, implementation, and evaluation phase, started as soon as the delta wave of COVID-19 cases forced medical students to halt their offline clinical rotations. A quantitative secondary data were obtained from student and patient satisfaction questionnaires and on students' performance and reflection.

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Introduction: Immunohistochemical expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has become a biomarker to predict the usefulness of cancer immunotherapy using PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in a variety of advanced-stage tumours. This emerging biomarker may serve to generate novel therapies for aggressive thyroid carcinoma (TC), which has not shown optimal results with existing treatments.

Methods: The present study investigated the relevance of PD-L1 expression in aggressive histological types of TC compared with that found in less aggressive types.

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Objectives: There are many water types available on the market. They are widely known in public with health claims. The questions are, are those claims are scientifically proven or those are just testimonies from the consumers or overclaimed by the producers.

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Myeloma is a disease characterized by abnormal clonal plasma cells that produces paraprotein. The coincidence of myeloma and histiocytosis is a rare clinical manifestation. This case report describes a 50-year-old female with back pain, anemia, increased globulin and hypercalcemia due to multiple myeloma.

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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the relation between happiness perception of children and quality of sleep, appetite, dietary intake and nutritional status.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study evaluating happiness, quality of sleep, appetite, dietary intake and nutritional status in 296 Indonesian children less than five-years of age.

Results: There was no significant difference on perceived happiness between urban and rural areas (P = 0.

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Objectives: To investigate factors associated with time of diagnosis and habilitation of congenital hearing loss in Indonesia.

Method: A retrospective cohort study was conducted from January to December 2020 by collecting data on patients with congenital hearing loss using validated questionnaires.

Result: Among 535 children with congenital hearing loss, 2.

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An online survey of clinical practice for allergic rhinitis among the Asia-Pacific representatives.

Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol

October 2022

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Background: Physicians' knowledge and practice which are consistent with evidence-based guidelines can improve allergic rhinitis (AR) patients' care. Compared with western countries, the available literature about Asian doctors' perceptions and clinical practices regarding Allergic Rhinitis and its Impacts on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines is limited.

Objective: To collect detailed information about the practical management patterns specific for AR patients and investigate compliance with ARIA in the clinical practice of Asian physicians and elucidate the possible inadequacy in the existing ARIA guidelines.

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Blood culturing remains the "gold standard" for bloodstream infection (BSI) diagnosis, but the method is inaccessible to many developing countries due to high costs and insufficient resources. To better understand the utility of blood cultures among patients in Indonesia, a country where blood cultures are not routinely performed, we evaluated data from a previous cohort study that included blood cultures for all participants. An acute febrile illness study was conducted from July 2013 to June 2016 at eight major hospitals in seven provincial capitals in Indonesia.

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The risk of face seal leak while using N-95 respirators is experienced by health workers and thus failing fit test are quite common. Finding solutions to overcome face seal leaks is crucial; one of which is by sealing the N-95 respirator. The seal used in this research was Tegaderm® a transparent film dressing or a plastic tape which is known to have the advantages of strong adhesion, high level of pore density and standardized medical grade.

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During Ramadan fasting, people are likely to consume water and beverages lower than recommended intake due to the limited time. However, it is necessary to achieve the recommended daily water intake to maintain the hydration status, as well as productivity during fasting. Unfortunately, there is a lack of data on drinking patterns during Ramadan.

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Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread globally becoming a pandemic. The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 vary from asymptomatic to symptomatic disease. Hematologic manifestation which is commonly found in COVID-19 patients is thrombocytopenia whereas thrombocytosis is rarely reported.

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