Short-term Association between Air Pollution and Emergency Room Admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Niš, Serbia

Milutinović, Suzana; Nikić, Dragana; Stošić, Ljiljana; Stanković, Aleksandra; Bogdanović, Dragan

doi:10.21101/cejph.a3508

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“…With different exposure units used, the percent increase for particles in these studies was from 0.74 in a study conducted by Qiu et al 106 in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, to 18.6 in a study conducted by Arbex et al 104 in São Paulo, Brazil. When the same exposure unit of 10 µg/m 3 was used, five studies 97 , 100 , 103 , 105 , 106 showed a range of percent increase from 0.74 in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, 106 to 4.3 in São Paolo, Brazil, 100 with an average of 2.19 ( Figure 3B ). This is similar in magnitude to that in high-income countries.…”

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Impact of air quality guidelines on COPD sufferers

Liu¹,

Yan²,

Poh³

et al. 2016

COPD

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BackgroundCOPD is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both high- and low-income countries and a major public health burden worldwide. While cigarette smoking remains the main cause of COPD, outdoor and indoor air pollution are important risk factors to its etiology. Although studies over the last 30 years helped reduce the values, it is not very clear if the current air quality guidelines are adequately protective for COPD sufferers.ObjectiveThis systematic review was to summarize the up-to-date literature on the impact of air pollution on the COPD sufferers.MethodsPubMed and Google Scholar were utilized to search for articles related to our study’s focus. Search terms included “COPD exacerbation”, “air pollution”, “air quality guidelines”, “air quality standards”, “COPD morbidity and mortality”, “chronic bronchitis”, and “air pollution control” separately and in combination. We focused on articles from 1990 to 2015. We also used articles prior to 1990 if they contained relevant information. We focused on articles written in English or with an English abstract. We also used the articles in the reference lists of the identified articles.ResultsBoth short-term and long-term exposures to outdoor air pollution around the world are associated with the mortality and morbidity of COPD sufferers even at levels below the current air quality guidelines. Biomass cooking in low-income countries was clearly associated with COPD morbidity in adult nonsmoking females.ConclusionThere is a need to continue to improve the air quality guidelines. A range of intervention measures could be selected at different levels based on countries’ socioeconomic conditions to reduce the air pollution exposure and COPD burden.

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Impact of air quality guidelines on COPD sufferers

Liu¹,

Yan²,

Poh³

et al. 2016

COPD

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“…High levels of black smoke were found in Serbia (Milutinović et al, 2009), increasing concentrations of SO 2 were noticed in Prague (Duben, 1988). In Greece, a study that investigated the gas concentration evolution along the year indicated the powerful influence of the season on the air pollutant levels, being minimal in summer and maximal in winter (Papaioannou et al, 2010).…”

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Respiratory Health Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Parameters in the Population of Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Romania

Petrescu¹,

Suciu²,

Ionovici³

et al. 2011

Air Pollution - New Developments

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“…Also, epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to ambient levels of air pollution is associated with clinical and histological changes of the eye [10,11]. Previous studies on the impact of air pollution on the health of the Serbian population have mostly concerned respiratory, cardiovascular, and hematopoietic systems [12][13][14]. Ours is the first study in our country that deals with the impact of ambient air pollution on the eye.…”

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Black Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide in the Air as Risk Factors for Dry Eye Disease

Stanković¹,

Babic-Stankovic²,

Nikolic³

et al. 2019

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The purpose was to study the effect of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) among women. A total of 1356 women, who were recruited in two locations, with different levels of black smoke and sulphur dioxide from the city of Nis were examined to establish the prevalence of DED. A 13-point questionnaire, Tear film break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer's test and Rose Bengal test were used to diagnose dry eye. The univariate and multivariate regression analysis were used to investigate the relationship between long-tem exposure of air pollution and DED adjusted for potential confounding factors (age, passive smoking, keeping of pets, home dampness and use of biomass fuels). Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated significant associations between the presence of DED and exposure to outdoor air pollution (OR = 1.92, 95% CI 1.47-2.52, p<0.001) and passive smoking (OR = 1.13, 95%CI 1.04-1.64, p<0.001). According to our study, exposure to outdoor air pollution of black smoke and sulphur dioxide appear to have a very significant effect on the occurrence of DED at women.

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Short-term Association between Air Pollution and Emergency Room Admissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Niš, Serbia

Cited by 17 publications

References 40 publications

Impact of air quality guidelines on COPD sufferers

Impact of air quality guidelines on COPD sufferers

Respiratory Health Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Parameters in the Population of Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Romania

Black Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide in the Air as Risk Factors for Dry Eye Disease

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