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FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE BRONCHIAL-PULMONARY SYSTEM IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS OUST

https://doi.org/10.33573/ujoh2008.02.048

Ostapenko T.A.

FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE BRONCHIAL-PULMONARY SYSTEM IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS OUST

State Institution «Institute for Occupational Health of AMS of Ukraine», Kiev

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The data on the study of the functional state of bronchial-pulmonary system in workers exposed to asbestos dust in asbestos- cement production have been analyzed. The dependence of the progress of changes in the spirometry indices on the length of service was revealed. The most infonnative index of disorders of the functional state of bronchial-pulmonary system by the restrictive type is DLCO. The increase of frequency of pathological changes of DLCO index along with the increase of the length of service of workers in conditions of asbestos-cement production has been established. The dependence of the progress of pulmonary insufficiency in the examined smokers is marked.

Key words: asbestos-related diseases, lung function

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