title: [Respiratory function in fur-processing workers].
abstract: Forty women employed as furriers in the fur processing industry and a group of 31 control workers were examined. A higher prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms was found among the furriers than among the controls. The differences were statistically significant for chronic cough and sinusitis (P less than 0.01). The highest prevalence in furriers was found for chronic cough (50%), sinusitis (30%), followed by dyspnea (25%), nasal catarrh (20%) and occupational asthma (5%). A large number of workers complained of acute symptoms during work shift. Statistically significant mean acute reductions in ventilatory capacity over the workshift were recorded for FVC (-4.1%), FEV1 (-5.2%) and FEV50 (-6.3%). The furriers demonstrated significantly lower mean measured pre-shift values for FVC and FEV25 (P less than 0.05) when compared with the predicted. Pre-shift administration of 40 mg of Intal considerably diminished acute ventilatory capacity over the work shift.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zuskin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pokrajac
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ivanković
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kanceljak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonković-Lojović
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godnić-Cvar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turcić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational
vernacular_title: Ventilacijska funkcija radnika u preradi krzna.