IDAI Wrote That 26 Children In Aceh Failed To Get An Acute Kidney, 10 Of Whom Died

Photo Archives - A resident looks after his child who is being treated for alleged acute kidney failure at Dr.M. Djamil Hospital, Padang, West Sumatra/ANTARA

ACEH - The Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) Aceh said as many as 26 children in the westernmost province of Indonesia suffered from acute kidney failure. Even 10 of them died. "We have reported 26 patients, as recorded at the Ministry of Health, may be traced again later," said Head of IDAI Aceh Branch Syafruddin Haris in Banda Aceh, Antara, Thursday, October 20. The failure of the acute kidney that is currently spreading is not the same as kidney failure that was previously found in Aceh. This case began to be detected in Tanah Rencong since July, then there was a spike in cases in September 2022. According to Syafruddin, the case of acute kidney failure handled at the Zainoel Abidin Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Banda Aceh is already in serious condition. Generally, they referral patients from hospitals in a number of districts/cities. "This case occurs in children aged 1-2 years, with a percentage of about 50 percent, and children under one year of about two to three cases, there are also children aged eight months," he said. IDAI data states that the highest spread of acute kidney failure cases in Banda Aceh and Central Aceh. The death rate from this disease is also quite high, reaching 10 children, but he does not specify in detail which area. "This “ The deceased is already in the most difficult condition," he said. Therefore, IDAI urges the public to comply with the instructions of the Indonesian Ministry of Health to stop giving sirop drugs to children, especially those under the age of 6, for further investigation. IDAI also asks the provincial and district/city health offices to continue educating the public, so that parents continue to increase their vigilance in monitoring children. He said almost all children who were taken to the hospital had the same symptoms. The average patient who comes in a state of fever, digestive tract problems, respiratory tract, and problems with the central nervous structure. “Sometimes there are also patients who don't urinate for six days, but the condition is still the same as for normal children. When the blood test was carried out, there was a significant increase, ” he said.