Clinical analysis of the complication in cases of occupational pneumoconiosis / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the incidence of complications of occupational pneumoconiosis. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was carried out to investigate the incidence of complications in 2 067 cases of occupational pneumoconiosis in Hunan Institute of Prevention and Treatment for Occupational Diseases from 2013 to 2016. RESULTS: The detection rate of complications of occupational pneumoconiosis was 48.5%(1 002/2 067). Among them, detection rates of pneumoconiosis complicated with lung infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), pulmonary heart disease, tuberculosis, respiratory failure and pneumothorax were 26.8%, 23.9%, 11.7%, 24.0%, 9.4%, 6.3% and 3.8%, respectively. The detection rates of complications of pneumoconiosis stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3 were 39.2%, 49.4% and 66.0%, respectively. The detection rate of complications increased with the increasing stage of pneumoconiosis(P<0.01). The detection rates of pneumoconiosis complicated with lung infections, COPD, pulmonary heart disease, respiratory failure and pneumothorax increased with the increasing stage of pneumoconiosis(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The detection rate of complication in pneumoconiosis patients is high, and it increases with the increasing stage of pneumoconiosis. Early prevention and treatment should be carried out for complications of pneumoconiosis.