Examining association between air pollution and emergency department visits and hospitalizations with acute exacerbations of people with COPD

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dc.contributor.authorSagir, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorÖzkaptan, Bilge Bal
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T18:53:00Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T18:53:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Air pollution is an important environmental risk factor affecting COPD and other respiratory system diseases.Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship of air pollution in the northernmost part of Turkey with acute exacerbation, admission to the emergency department and hospitalization of individuals with COPD.Methods: Between January 01-December 31, 2016, outpatients and hospitalized patients admitted to the state hospital due to COPD exacerbation were retrospectively analyzed. The measured values of air pollutants from the measurement stations located in the city center were obtained from the web page of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.Results: The mean age of the patients (n=2737) participating in the study was 67.5±13.3%, and 69.8% of them were male. It has been determined that the patients with COPD apply to the hospital the most during the winter and autumn periods. Air pollutants measurement values were found to be significantly higher in the spring and winter seasons (p
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research received no grant from any funding agency/sector.
dc.identifier.doi10.56150/tjhsl.1084916
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1084916
dc.identifier.endpage61
dc.identifier.issn2687-2730
dc.identifier.issn2687-2730
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage53
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/2067
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMümin POLAT
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Health Science and Life
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250323
dc.subjectAir pollution
dc.subjectCOPD
dc.subjectemergency department visit
dc.subjecthospitalization
dc.titleExamining association between air pollution and emergency department visits and hospitalizations with acute exacerbations of people with COPD
dc.typeArticle

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