ABSTRACT Background: Modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (MSOFA) scoring system has been developed as critical care triage in centers with limited resources. Previous studies evaluated the perprmance of MSOFA only in critically ill surgical patients and showed low precision in predicting mortality. Addition of another variable to improve MSOFA's performance merits firrther investig…
BACKGROUND ln cardiovascular medicine, Garcinia m angostana has been used as an antioxidant to inhibit oxidation oflow density Iipoproteins and as an antiobesity agent. The effect of Garcinia mangostana on hyperlipidemia is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an ethanolic extract of Garcinia mungostana pericarp on lipid profile in rats fed a high lipid diet. METHO…
Ability to follow and concentrate forms the basis for most functions - cognitive function. One of stimulation that can improve attention (attention) is sensomotor stimulation which is stimulation through general sensory innervation system (touch, taste, motion, vibration, temperature, and pain) and special sensory fibers (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) with the aim to improve entire central adm…
Results: The post-operative IL-6 serum level showed a downward trend compared to pre-operative value (mean decrease: -190.61 pg/mL). The post-operative IL-6 level was significantly associated with GCS 7 days post-operation (p = 0.006), with OR 24. The post-operative IL-6 serum level was significantly associated with GOS 3 months post-trauma (p = 0.016) with OR 11.6. The post-operative uric acid…
Giant ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc. var. officinale), red ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc. var. rubra) and small ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc. var. amarum) are three varieties of Zingiber officinale Rosc. They have a lot of benefit and often used by Indonesian as a traditional drug. Moreover, they have a big chance to be use as a flavor in world wide. Therefore, research for their qual…
As the prevalence of thyroid cancer increases, a diagnostic method that can identify malignancy that warrants further surgical treatment is needed . Fine needie aspiration bio psy (FNAB) and ultrasonography (USG) are preoperative test for diagnosing thyroid tumor. This research aimed to calculate the diagnostic value of FNAB and USG on thyroid nodule patients in Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Y…
Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the chronic infectious disease that became a global issue that were targeted in the MDGs and also listed in the SPM (Minimum Service Standards) of health. In lndonesia, the disease include anational priority for disease control programs for broad impact on quality of life and economy, and often result in death. Nevertheless, indicators of efforts to …