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Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research

Bronchial asthma and COPD due to irritants in the workplace - an evidence-based approach

Authors: Xaver Baur, Prudence Bakehe, Henning Vellguth

Published in: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Respiratory irritants represent a major cause of occupational obstructive airway diseases. We provide an overview of the evidence related to irritative agents causing occupational asthma or occupational COPD.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE via PubMed. Reference lists of relevant reviews were also screened. The SIGN grading system was used to rate the quality of each study. The modified RCGP three-star system was used to grade the body of evidence for each irritant agent regarding its causative role in either occupational asthma or occupational COPD.

Results

A total of 474 relevant papers were identified, covering 188 individual agents, professions or work-sites. The focus of most of the studies and the predominant diagnosis was occupational asthma, whereas occupational COPD arose only incidentally.
The highest level assigned using the SIGN grading was 2+ (well-conducted systematic review, cohort or case–control study with a low risk of confounding or bias). According to the modified RCGP three-star grading, the strongest evidence of association with an individual agent, profession or work-site (“**”) was found for 17 agents or work-sites, including benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylicacid-1,2-anhydride, chlorine, platinum salt, isocyanates, cement dust, grain dust, animal farming, environmental tobacco smoke, welding fumes or construction work. Phthalic anhydride, glutaraldehyde, sulphur dioxide, cotton dust, cleaning agents, potrooms, farming (various), foundries were found to be moderately associated with occupational asthma or occupational COPD (“*[+]”).

Conclusion

This study let us assume that irritant-induced occupational asthma and especially occupational COPD are considerably underreported. Defining the evidence of the many additional occupational irritants for causing airway disorders will be the subject of continued studies with implications for diagnostics and preventive measures.
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Metadata
Title
Bronchial asthma and COPD due to irritants in the workplace - an evidence-based approach
Authors
Xaver Baur
Prudence Bakehe
Henning Vellguth
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6673
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6673-7-19

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