巴基斯坦水泥厂工人的胸部放射学检查结果。

Department of Physiology, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Saudi Med J. 2003 Mar;24(3):287-90.

OBJECTIVE

Even in the 21st century, in developing countries millions of people work daily in dusty environments. They are exposed to different types of health hazards namely, fumes, gases and dust, which are risk factors for developing occupational diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform chest radiology to determine the occupational hazards of cement dust on the lungs of cement mill workers.

METHODS

This study was carried out in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan, during the period June to August 2000. In this study 50, apparently healthy volunteer male cement mill workers were randomly selected with an average of 13 years exposure with age ranging from 20-60 years. They were matched with 50, healthy male control subjects in terms of age, height, weight and socioeconomic status. Both groups met with exclusion criteria as per standard. Radiology was performed by Trophy radiology.

RESULTS

The present study demonstrated 12% of cases with interstitial lung disease and 2% of cases with pleural thickening and chronic bronchitis in cement mill workers.

CONCLUSION

Exposure to cement dust causes interstitial lung disease, pleural thickening and chronic bronchitis in cement mill workers.

目的

即使在21世纪，发展中国家仍有数百万人每天在尘土飞扬的环境中工作。他们面临着不同类型的健康危害，即烟雾、气体和粉尘，这些都是引发职业病的危险因素。因此，本研究的目的是通过胸部放射学检查来确定水泥粉尘对水泥厂工人肺部的职业危害。

方法

本研究于2000年6月至8月在巴基斯坦卡拉奇哈姆达德大学健康与医学科学学院生理学系进行。在本研究中，随机选取了50名表面健康的男性水泥厂志愿者工人，他们平均接触粉尘13年，年龄在20至60岁之间。根据年龄、身高、体重和社会经济地位，将他们与50名健康男性对照受试者进行匹配。两组均符合标准排除标准。放射学检查由Trophy放射科进行。