Hematocrit Value in Diarrhea Patients

Abstract

Diarrhea is the discharge of stool that is not normal or the form of watery stools with more frequency than usual. Diarrhea can be caused by various things, namely infectious and non-infectious. In acute diarrhea, complications can occur, including dehydration. On hematological.examination. of. diarrhea. patients,.there can be an increase in several blood tests such as an increase in hematocrit and hemoglobin in a state of severe dehydration. The. purpose. of. this. study. was. to. determine. the. hematocrit value in inpatient diarrhea patients at the Tonjong Public Health Center, Brebes Regency. This is a descriptive study using a non-probability sampling technique that relies on medical record data for 30 respondents at the Tonjong Public Health Center, Brebes Regency. The results showed that there were 3 men who had decreased hematocrit levels and 8 people who had normal hematocrit levels. Whereas in women, the hematocrit levels decreased as many as 17 people and those who had normal hematocrit levels were 2 people. Based on the age category, the most are the late elderly as many as 8 people and the final adults as much as 2 people. Meanwhile, based on the status of dehydration, all diarrhea patients who came for treatment at the Tonjong Health Center, Brebes Regency, 100% did not experience diarrhea with dehydration. The hematocrit levels in diarrhea patients at the Tonjong Public Health Center, Brebes Regency were 30 samples, on average they had low hematocrit levels.