Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Yildirim
Study Year	2005
Country	Turkey
Molecular Weight of Agent	LMW
Category	Other Chemicals
Agent	Sulfur dioxide
Occupation	Apricot sulfurization workers
Outcome/Diagnosis	Asthma-like syndrome
Activity Intervention	Pre-treatment with ipratroprium
Participation Rate	21 of 21 subjects (Participation rate:100%)
Intervention Effectiveness	Baseline lung function tests for all 21 employees were within normal limits. After exposure to sulfur dioxide, without pre-treatment, the mean decrease in forced expiratory volume in one second was .12L. Pre-treatment with ipratropium bromide resulted in a minimized sulfur dioxide-induced response (mean decrease =.04L).