Dale Ann Marie, Gardner Bethany T, Buckner-Petty Skye, Strickland Jaime R, Evanoff Bradley
Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Dec;58(12):1212-1216. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000891.
We determined the predictive validity of a postoffer pre-placement (POPP) screen using nerve conduction velocity studies (NCV) to identify future cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
A cohort of 1648 newly hired manufacturing production workers underwent baseline NCS, and were followed for 5 years.
There was no association between abnormal POPP NCV results and incident CTS. Varying NCV diagnostic cut-offs did not improve predictive validity. Workers in jobs with high hand/wrist exposure showed greater risk of CTS than those in low exposed jobs (relative risk 2.82; 95% confidence interval 1.52 to 5.22).
POPP screening seems ineffective as a preventive strategy for CTS.
我们通过神经传导速度研究(NCV)确定录用前安置前(POPP)筛查对识别未来腕管综合征(CTS)病例的预测效度。
对1648名新雇佣的制造业生产工人进行基线神经传导速度检查,并随访5年。
POPP神经传导速度检查结果异常与CTS发病之间无关联。不同的神经传导速度诊断临界值并未提高预测效度。手部/腕部暴露程度高的工作岗位的工人患CTS的风险高于暴露程度低的岗位的工人(相对风险2.82;95%置信区间1.52至5.22)。
POPP筛查作为CTS的预防策略似乎无效。