Abstract
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a disease caused by the dengue virus. The West Sumatra Health Service reported that the city of Padang was the highest city in the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in West Sumatra. It is known that platelet counts and hematocrit levels are important indicators in determining the occurrence of shock and the severity of the disease. This type of research is a descriptive study using a cross sectional design with a retrospective approach, this study was conducted at the Siti Rahmah Islamic Hospital in Padang. The population in this study were all medical record data of patients who had been diagnosed with dengue hemorrhagic fever by a specialist in internal medicine at the Siti Rahmah Islamic Hospital in Padang period 1 January-31 December 2017, as many as 162 people with 62 samples using Simple random sampling technique. Univariate analysis is presented in the form of a frequency distribution table. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the highest age was early adulthood, which was 69.4% and the highest sex was women, 58.1%. The highest clinical degree is degree 1, which is 58.1%. Most of the patients had platelet counts <100,000 cells / mm3 is 64.5% with an average platelet count of 87,790 cells / mm3. Most of the normal hematocrit levels were 67.7% with an average hematocrit level of 40.45%. Based on degree 1 most with platelet counts <100,000 cells / mm3 which is 55.6%, at degree 2 mostly with platelet counts <100,000 cells / mm3 which is 76.9% and based on degree 1 most hematocrit levels are normal is 63.9 % and at degree 2 most of the normal hematocrit levels are 73.1%.
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