| Title of Article |
Radiographic Progression among Sandstone Workers: A Preliminary Result |
| Date of Acceptance |
25 February 2018 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
American Journal of Public Health Research |
| Standard |
OTHER (2-GTIF = 1.01) |
| Institute of Journal |
Science and Education Publishing |
| ISBN/ISSN |
American Journal of Public Health Research. 2018, 6(2) |
| Volume |
2 |
| Issue |
6 |
| Month |
มีนาคม |
| Year of Publication |
2018 |
| Page |
117-120 |
| Abstract |
Objective: To describe the radiographic progression among sandstone workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Methods: The sample of 134 sandstone workers had at least 2 chest radiographs between January 2012 and April 2017. Their chest radiographs were assessed from the first through last visits to find two or more steps subcategory progression. All films were interpreted and classified by two physicians, who were qualified as NIOSH B readers according to International Labor Office System of Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis 2011 (ILO/ICRP). Results: Progressions were demonstrated among 30 (22.4%) workers as they had radiographic evidence of two or more step subcategory progression and 5 out of them had 2-times progression. The median duration of exposure was 10.0 years (IQR 8.0-15.0) (range 2.0-25.0). The median duration of follow-up was 31.0 months (IQR 20.0-38.0) (range 6.0-54.0) Conclusions: Our findings revealed that chest radiograph had progressed in 22.4% of patients over the median 10 years of exposure; nevertheless, the association between exposure duration and radiographic progression could not be described in this study.Objective: To describe the radiographic progression among sandstone workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Methods: The sample of 134 sandstone workers had at least 2 chest radiographs between January 2012 and April 2017. Their chest radiographs were assessed from the first through last visits to find two or more steps subcategory progression. All films were interpreted and classified by two physicians, who were qualified as NIOSH B readers according to International Labor Office System of Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis 2011 (ILO/ICRP). Results: Progressions were demonstrated among 30 (22.4%) workers as they had radiographic evidence of two or more step subcategory progression and 5 out of them had 2-times progression. The median duration of exposure was 10.0 years (IQR 8.0-15.0) (range 2.0-25.0). The median duration of follow-up was 31.0 months (IQR 20.0-38.0) (range 6.0-54.0) Conclusions: Our findings revealed that chest radiograph had progressed in 22.4% of patients over the median 10 years of exposure; nevertheless, the association between exposure duration and radiographic progression could not be described in this study. |
| Keyword |
chest radiograph, ILO classification, pneumoconiosis, progression, sandstone worker, silicosis |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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true |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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