Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

HIGHLIGHTS • Leiomyoma is still the most common case in women aged 41–50 years. • Women who have an obese BMI are the main risk factor for abnormal uterine bleeding, so it is urged for women to maintain an ideal weight because it can be bad for health.   ABSTRACT Objective: This study identified the incidence of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia, in 2020-2021. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. Sampling was taken using total sampling and using retrospective data in the form of medical records with a diagnosis of AUB at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital Medan in 2020–2021. Results: There were 197 cases of AUB, with the highest distribution in the age group of 41–50 years with 84 people (42.6%). The most cases of AUB with an obese BMI were 91 people (46.2%), married status as many as 176 people (89.3%), had the last education level of senior high school as many as 99 people (50.3%), 144 people (73.1%) got their first menstruation when they were >12 years old, 80 people (40.6%) had multiparity, 90 people (45.7%) received medical therapy. Based on the PALM-COEIN classification, the most AUB cases were AUB-L with 99 people (50.3%). Based on the classification of AUB-L locations, most locations were submucosa with 38.6%. Conclusion: AUB-L cases were still the most common cases at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia, in 2020–2021

Red cell distribution width and mortality in pediatric sepsis

Background Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a hematological parameter routinely obtained as part of the complete blood count. Recently, RDW has emerged as a potential independent predictor of clinical outcomes in adults with sepsis. However, RDW as a mortality predictor in pediatric populations has not been well established. Objective To determine the relationship between RDW value and mortality outcomes in pediatric sepsis patients. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study of 40 consecutive pediatric patients with sepsis admitted to the PICU from December 2013 to March 2014. All patients’ RDW were collected within 24 hours of sepsis diagnosis. We determined the association between RDW and hemoglobin (Hb) using Spearman’s correlation. The RDW values of 11.5-14.5% were considered to be normal while those > 14.5% were considered to be elevated. We compared mortality and PICU length of stay (LoS) between the normal and elevated RDW groups using Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests. Results The median age of patients was 34 months (range 2 months to 17 years). There were 28 (70%) male subjects. Subjects’ median RDW was 14.8% (range 11.2-27.8%) and was not correlated with Hb (r=0.056; P=0.73). Mortality rates in the normal and elevated RDW groups were 40% and 45%, respectively. There were no significant associations between RDW group and mortality (P=0.749) or PICU LoS (P=0.350). Conclusion Unlike in adults, RDW values are not correlated with mortality in pediatric sepsis patients