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呼吸治療師工作相關性氣喘

Work-related Asthma among Respiratory Therapist

摘要


醫院環境中充滿許多的生物性與化學性物質,可能會危害工作人員的健康。呼吸治療師為發生工作相關性氣喘的高危險群。過去流行病學調查發現,呼吸治療師有較高氣喘或呼吸症狀發生率,這可能與工作職務內容有關,危險因子可能是乳膠手套、清潔消毒劑使用、高感染性工作環境與二手噴霧治療等,但仍需更多研究證實與釐清。建議呼吸治療師應保持高度警覺性,確實執行防護措施,以降低對呼吸道的危害。

並列摘要


Several types of industrious and environmental hazardous substances in a hospital setting might trigger or exacerbate the development of asthma. The respiratory therapists are at high risk of developing work-related asthma, including occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma. Nevertheless, only few epidemic studies and health surveillance have found that respiratory therapists have more excessive risk at asthma or breathing problems than other health care workers. Asthma among respiratory therapists may be associated with medical instrument cleaning, use of powered latex gloves, bacterial-based environment and second-hand aerosol administration. However, these higher possibilities currently do not have a solid explanation and hard evidence to prove. Further studies in this field may provide new insights into the pathophysiology of work-related asthma among respiratory care practitioners, and provide optimal management of these patients.

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