ID (ISN) del documento | 37450 |
Número CIS |
82-748 |
ISSN - Título de la serie |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
Año |
1981 |
Número de serie |
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Autor(es) |
Innocenti A., Franzinelli A., Sartorelli E. |
Título |
Longitudinal study of workers suffering from polyurethane asthma |
Título original |
Studio longitudinale in lavoratori affetti da asma da resine poliuretaniche [en italiano] |
Información bibliográfica |
May-June 1981, Vol.72, No.3, p.231-237. 43 ref. |
Resumen |
In 37 polyurethane production workers with isocyanate asthma, examinations carried out 40 months after exposure had ceased showed that asthmatic symptoms had disappeared in 32 workers but that chronic bronchitis had developed in 6. The progressive impairment of ventilatory function was evaluated by measuring the decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) and FEV1 after exposure had ceased. Mean annual decreases of 86.3 and 67.7ml, respectively, were observed. Tolylene diisocyanate induces chronic and irreversible lung damage even after exposure is discontinued and impairment of FVC is greater than that of FEV1. |
Descriptores (primarios) |
bronquitis crónica; isocianatos; afectación respiratoria; transformación de materias plásticas; asma |
Descriptores (secundarios) |
poliuretanos; diisocianato de toluileno-2,6; diisocianato de toluileno-2,4; efectos tardíos; volumen espiratorio máximo por segundo; observación de larga duración; débito espiratorio forzado |
Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Isocyanates Cyano compounds
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