Examinando por Materia "Formaldehyde"

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    Health damage caused by occupational exposure to formaldehyde in personnel working in hospital centers.
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-03-25) Centeno Ochoa, Fanny Edith; Huamán Cristóbal, Melva; Matta Solis, Hernan Hugo
    The objective is to systematize the evidence on health damages caused by occupational exposure to formaldehyde in personnel working in healthcare centers. Materials and Methods: A systematic review of 10 articles. Various scientific articles were found using databases such as Cochrane Review, Lilacs, Pubmed, Epistemonikos, Intramed, Scielo. Of the 10 pieces of evidence found, 10% (1/10) correspond to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 10% (1/10) to Meta-analysis, 10% (1/10) to Systematic Review, 30% (3/10) to case-control studies, 10% (1/10) to quasi-experimental studies, and 30% (3/10) to cross-sectional design. 20% of the evidence comes from the United States, and 10% from India, Spain, Iran, Portugal, Egypt, Brazil, Norway, and Ethiopia, respectively. Results: 60% (n=6/10) of the studies show that occupational exposure to formaldehyde in healthcare personnel causes damage to the upper respiratory tract, eye irritation, toxic effects on the nervous system, and cancer development; 40% (n=4/10) of the reviewed studies found insufficient scientific evidence to demonstrate a significant association between exposure to formaldehyde and respiratory, nervous, and cancer diseases in exposed individuals. Conclusion: The academic work, consisting of a systematic review, evidences that the majority of the studies included show that occupational exposure to formaldehyde in healthcare personnel causes damage to the upper respiratory tract.