One Children ACUte Kidney Patient In Jakarta Dies, Health Office Teliti Samples

Illustration of children in hospital treatment

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Health Office conducted an epidemiological investigation regarding reports of cases of acute kidney failure (GGA) who died. The office is currently testing the drug samples consumed by patients.

"It is true, one case died, and we are still in the process of gathering information," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Dwi Oktavia, in Jakarta, Sunday, February 5.

Based on the information collected, the incident was experienced by two children who live in DKI Jakarta. One of the patients died domiciled in the Pasar Rebo area, East Jakarta.

The patient was treated on January 28, 2023, to the nearest health center and prescribed puyer medicine.

Then there are symptoms of difficulty urinating, so they are referred to Adhyaksa Hospital on January 30, 2023. The local hospital had recommended a referral to the Jakarta RSCM for dialysis.

But the patient's family refused and was taken home. At that time the patient's condition had worsened and was soon reported to have died on Wednesday night.

His party is still conducting an epidemiologist investigation by examining the possibility of a history of drugs and the progressivity of the patient's illness.

"We are conducting an epidemiological investigation, collecting supporting data in the form of a sample of the medicine," he said.

His party is currently involving experts to conduct technical studies on the connection of drugs that are taken with the triggering factor of GGA in children, namely chemical compounds for soluble drugs Etylene Glikol and Dietilen Glikol (EG/DEG).

The safe boundary threshold for EG/DEG contamination on the raw materials of Propilen Glikol has been set at less than 0.1 percent, while the safe threshold or Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) for EG and DEG contamination on drug supplements does not exceed 0.5 mg/kg of body weight per day.

As of November 2022, there were 324 cases of acute kidney problems in Indonesia due to EG/DEG compound contamination in sirop medicinal products. A total of 200 patients died and 111 others recovered.