title: Evaluation of Nasal Mucociliary Transport Rate byTc-Macroaggregated Albumin Rhinoscintigraphy in Woodworkers.
abstract: Woodworkers in the furniture industry are exposed to wood dust in their workplaces. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of occupational wood dust exposure on the nasal mucociliary transport rates (NMTRs) in woodworkers. Twenty five woodworkers and 30 healthy controls were included in this study. Wood dust concentration in workplaces was measured using the sampling device. (99m) Tc-macroaggregated albumin ((99m)Tc-MAA) rhinoscintigraphy was performed, and NMTR was calculated in all cases. In statistical analysis, an independent samples t-test was used to compare NMTR of woodworkers and control subjects. We found that the mean NMTR of the woodworkers was lower than that of the healthy controls. However, there was not a statistically significant difference between them (P = 0.066). In conclusion, our findings suggested that wood dust exposure may not impair nasal mucociliary transport rate in woodworkers employed in joinery workshops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dicle University Medical Faculty, 21280 Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dostbil
authors.forename: Cahit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Ismail Önder
authors.initials: IÖ
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakır
authors.forename: Askeri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karakuş
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altındağ