Correlation between total flight hours with

increasing of blood creatinine serum in

indonesian lift aircraft pilot
Herdy Adriano, MD; Flight Surgeon Course Lakespra Saryanto
TNI AU
Number of total Flying
hours have a great influences to A
pilot health. The relationship
between it has been studied for a
long time, due to the greater
number of flying hours is owned
The longer the exposure on
altitude conditions, which will
increase the occurrence of relative
dehydration risk due to
low
ambient humidity at the high
altitude and hypoxia as a result of
decrease in partial pressure of the
air.
Kidneys are the organs that
will directly influence by long
flight conditions. Dehydration and
hypoxia conditions that may occur
will be closely linked to the
kidneys. Because the kidney is an
organ which has one of the
important role that regulate fluid
and acid-base balance of the body
manusia.
Serum
markers
commonly
used
signs
and
symptoms of decline in kidney
function was proteinuria and
increased blood creatinine levels.
Dehydration is usually not
recognized by aviators and habits
of consumption of food or
beverages before and during the
flight will also effect of their
dehydration stats. Dehydration
which lasts longer and does not
immediately
rehydrate
will
increase kidney workload and will
affect glomerular filtration. When
finally a decreasing in kidney
function will be detected by
accident
through
medical
examination regular check ups as
seen from the increase in serum
creatinine.
In addition the length of a
person at an altitude will directly
influence
the
physiological
changes in the body's work
therefore will naturally be in a
state of hypoxia. Research on the
direct effects of long hours of
flying to the decreasing in kidney
function have not been found but
has been widely studied on the
condition of a person living at
altitude
and
directly
affect
changes in kidney function

Background

Materials&
TheMethods
study population is pilot
Air Force aviators conducting
Medex in Lakespra Saryanto
during 2014. Samples were pilot
Air Force aviators conducting
Medex in Lakespra Saryanto
during 2014 and meet the
inclusion and exclusion criteria.
The method of determining the
number of samples that the
researchers use is to use a
sample of saturated / with krejie
table.
Indonesian Air Force pilots
who meet the inclusion criteria
will be taken as sample data.
The collection of data obtained
from secondary data in Lakespra
Saryanto Medex results for 2014.
The data collected consisted of
the dependent variable
and
independent
variable.
dependent
variable:
blood
creatinine levels, independent
variables: long hours of flying.
The collected data will be
recorded and entered into the
computer (data entry). Further
data analysis will be done and
will be done using SPSS
statistical analysis chi square
test. The number of flight hours
is the flight duration is divided
into short and long term
(nominal data). Grouped into:
<1000 = Short, 1000> = Length
Increased
levels
of
blood
Kreatinin grouped into 2 parts
(nominal data) <1.1 = Normal,
1.1> = High.

Conclusion

Based on a study of 66 Indonesian Millitary

Air Force aviators conducting Medex in 2014
at Lakespra Saryanto, we concluded that
there was no significant correlation between
the total hours of flying with an Increase in
blood creatinine levels.

the

Results

Apparently after tested

with Spearman's test value of p>
0.05 so it was not statistically
significant. H0 so that it can be
proven that there was no
significant correlation between
the total hours of flying with an
increase in blood creatinine
levels at the Indonesia Air Force
Pilots that held Medex in
Lakespra at 2014.
In terms of correlation
coefficient obtained negative
results so the correlation
between variables were inverse.

Suggestion

Author Expected further research about

any negative effects gained during high
altitude and exposed by a dehydration due to
low humidity and hypoxia conditions where
there is a decrease in the partial pressure of
the air, especially on kidney function, so it can
be detected early if there is developing
damage or decreasing in kidney function that
can be known danger, and can be prevented
from Indonesian Millitary Aviators, so it wont
be experienced by them in the future and also
for flight crews in the Indonesian Air Force that
exist today.

Correlation between total flight hours with

increasing of blood creatinine serum in
indonesian lift aircraft pilot
Herdy Adriano, MD; Flight Surgeon Course Lakespra
Saryanto TNI AU
Number of total Flying
hours have a great influences
to
A
pilot
health.
The
relationship between it has
been studied for a long time,
due to the greater number of
flying hours is owned
The
longer
the
exposure
on
altitude conditions, which will
increase the occurrence of
relative dehydration risk due
to low ambient humidity at
the high altitude and hypoxia
as a result of decrease in
partial pressure of the air.
Kidneys are the organs
that will directly influence by
long
flight
conditions.
Dehydration
and
hypoxia
conditions that may occur will
be closely linked to the
kidneys. Because the kidney is
an organ which has one of the
important role that regulate
fluid and acid-base balance of
the body manusia. Serum
markers commonly used signs
and symptoms of decline in
kidney
function
was
proteinuria
and
increased
blood creatinine levels.
Dehydration is usually
not recognized by aviators
and habits of consumption of
food or beverages before and
during the flight will also
effect of their dehydration
stats. Dehydration which lasts
longer
and
does
not
immediately rehydrate will
increase kidney workload and
will
affect
glomerular
filtration.
When
finally
a
decreasing in kidney function
will be detected by accident
through medical examination
regular check ups as seen
from the increase in serum
creatinine.
In addition the length of
a person at an altitude will
directly
influence
the
physiological changes in the
body's work therefore will
naturally be in a state of
hypoxia. Research on the
direct effects of long hours of
flying to the decreasing in
kidney function have not been
found but has been widely
studied on the condition of a
person living at altitude and
directly affect changes in
kidney function

Backgrou
nd

Conclusio
n

The study population is

pilot Materials
Air
Force
aviators
conducting
Medex
in
&Methods
Lakespra Saryanto during
2014. Samples were pilot Air
Force aviators conducting
Medex in Lakespra Saryanto
during 2014 and meet the
inclusion
and
exclusion
criteria.
The
method
of
determining the number of
samples that the researchers
use is to use a sample of
saturated / with krejie table.
Indonesian Air Force
pilots
who
meet
the
inclusion criteria will be
taken as sample data. The
collection of data obtained
from
secondary
data
in
Lakespra Saryanto Medex
results for 2014. The data
collected consisted of the
dependent variable
and
independent
variable.
dependent variable: blood
creatinine
levels,
independent variables: long
hours of flying.
The collected data will
be recorded and entered into
the computer (data entry).
Further data analysis will be
done and will be done using
SPSS statistical analysis chi
square test. The number of
flight hours is the flight
duration is divided into short
and long term (nominal
data). Grouped into: <1000
= Short, 1000> = Length
Increased levels of blood
Kreatinin grouped into 2
parts (nominal data) <1.1 =
Normal, 1.1> = High.

Based on a study of 66 Indonesian

Millitary Air Force aviators conducting
Medex in 2014 at Lakespra Saryanto,
we concluded that there was no
significant correlation between the
total hours of flying with an Increase in
blood creatinine levels.

the

Results
Apparently after tested
with Spearman's test value of
p> 0.05 so it was not
statistically significant. H0 so
that it can be proven that
there was no significant
correlation between the total
hours of flying with an
increase in blood creatinine
levels at the Indonesia Air
Force Pilots that held Medex
in Lakespra at 2014.
In terms of correlation
coefficient obtained negative
results so the correlation
between
variables
were
inverse.

Suggestio

Author Expected further research

n
about any negative effects gained during
high altitude and exposed by a
dehydration due to low humidity and
hypoxia conditions where there is a
decrease in the partial pressure of the air,
especially on kidney function, so it can be
detected early if there is developing
damage or decreasing in kidney function
that can be known danger, and can be
prevented from Indonesian Millitary
Aviators, so it wont be experienced by
them in the future and also for flight
crews in the Indonesian Air Force that
exist today.