Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India
Introduction: Highways are the arteries of the nation. As fast as they grow, many toll plazas are installed to collect the taxes, ignoring the health hazards of the toll collectors due to the air pollution caused by the vehicular emissions. Aim: The present study was aimed to carry out dynamic...
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| description | Introduction: Highways are the arteries of the nation. As fast
as they grow, many toll plazas are installed to collect the taxes,
ignoring the health hazards of the toll collectors due to the air
pollution caused by the vehicular emissions.
Aim: The present study was aimed to carry out dynamic
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT) on the toll personnel using a
computerised spirometry and identify any ventilatory defects.
Materials and Methods: This observational study was done
on 44 subjects comprising of toll collectors, supervisors and
security personnel who were continuously exposed to the
vehicular traffic. After complete examination and informed
consent, the eligible subjects were taken up for PFT and the
results were interpreted. The Spirometry test parameters were
compared with the predicted values by paired t-test. Statistical
significance was indicated by p-value <0.05. Correlation
analysis was done to find any relationship between the duration
of exposure with spirometry parameters and respiratory rate.
Results: The PFT done on the toll personnel, showed
significantly reduced FVC, PEFR and increased FEV1
/FVC ratio
when compared to the expected values. The study subjects had
increased respiratory rate than normal persons. More than 50%
of the test subjects had ventilator defects.
Conclusion: Air pollution decreases the lung function of
the toll personnel. Regular health check-ups with PFT can
identify at risk personnel and protective gears can help them
in long run. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-446a1859ebe54659aed7020d0501158a2022-12-21T18:32:02ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2018-12-011212CC08CC1010.7860/JCDR/2018/38435.12391Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, IndiaVP Sundaravadivel0K Senthil Kumar1Varadharaju2Krishnapriya3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Meenakshi Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, JIPMER, Karaikal, Puducherry, India.Consultant Physician, Department of Pulmonology, Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.Introduction: Highways are the arteries of the nation. As fast as they grow, many toll plazas are installed to collect the taxes, ignoring the health hazards of the toll collectors due to the air pollution caused by the vehicular emissions. Aim: The present study was aimed to carry out dynamic Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT) on the toll personnel using a computerised spirometry and identify any ventilatory defects. Materials and Methods: This observational study was done on 44 subjects comprising of toll collectors, supervisors and security personnel who were continuously exposed to the vehicular traffic. After complete examination and informed consent, the eligible subjects were taken up for PFT and the results were interpreted. The Spirometry test parameters were compared with the predicted values by paired t-test. Statistical significance was indicated by p-value <0.05. Correlation analysis was done to find any relationship between the duration of exposure with spirometry parameters and respiratory rate. Results: The PFT done on the toll personnel, showed significantly reduced FVC, PEFR and increased FEV1 /FVC ratio when compared to the expected values. The study subjects had increased respiratory rate than normal persons. More than 50% of the test subjects had ventilator defects. Conclusion: Air pollution decreases the lung function of the toll personnel. Regular health check-ups with PFT can identify at risk personnel and protective gears can help them in long run.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12391/38435_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(AK)_PB(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdfair pollutionpulmonary function testsvehicle emissions |
| spellingShingle | VP Sundaravadivel K Senthil Kumar Varadharaju Krishnapriya Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research air pollution pulmonary function tests vehicle emissions |
| title | Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full | Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_fullStr | Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_short | Ventilatory Defects in Toll Plaza Workers at Sriperumbudur Toll Plaza, Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_sort | ventilatory defects in toll plaza workers at sriperumbudur toll plaza tamil nadu india |
| topic | air pollution pulmonary function tests vehicle emissions |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12391/38435_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(AK)_PB(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf |
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