2015
Longitudinal assessment of lung function decline in the occupational setting
Redlich CA, Tarlo SM. Longitudinal assessment of lung function decline in the occupational setting. Current Opinion In Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2015, 15: 145-149. PMID: 25961387, DOI: 10.1097/aci.0000000000000153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLongitudinal lung functionLung functionLongitudinal spirometryMedical surveillanceFlavorings-related lung diseaseHazardous work exposuresLung function declineOccupational respiratory diseasesRecent longitudinal studiesFunction declineEarly diseaseLung diseaseOccupational exposureRespiratory diseaseWork exposureSpirometryPreventive interventionsLongitudinal assessmentFurther evaluationOccupational settingsDiseaseLongitudinal studyCliniciansExposureRecent studies
2014
Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one‐year follow‐up
Gui W, Wisnewski AV, Neamtiu I, Gurzau E, Sparer JA, Stowe MH, Liu J, Slade MD, Rusu OA, Redlich CA. Inception cohort study of workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate at a polyurethane foam factory: Initial one‐year follow‐up. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2014, 57: 1207-1215. PMID: 25266741, PMCID: PMC4198484, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollutants, OccupationalAirway ObstructionAsthma, OccupationalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesForced Expiratory VolumeHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GLost to Follow-UpMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposurePolyurethanesPrevalenceProspective StudiesTime FactorsToluene 2,4-DiisocyanateVital CapacityYoung AdultConceptsAsthma symptomsIsocyanate asthmaInception cohort studyHealth effectsCurrent asthma symptomsTDI levelsFirst yearFurther longitudinal evaluationAirflow obstructionCohort studyInception cohortOccupational asthmaTDI exposureRespiratory healthSkin exposureLongitudinal evaluationAsthmaOne-yearPersonal samplingSymptomsRiskExposureFindingsFEV1SpirometryOfficial American Thoracic Society Technical Standards: Spirometry in the Occupational Setting
Redlich CA, Tarlo SM, Hankinson JL, Townsend MC, Eschenbacher WL, Von Essen SG, Sigsgaard T, Weissman DN. Official American Thoracic Society Technical Standards: Spirometry in the Occupational Setting. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 189: 983-993. PMID: 24735032, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0337st.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLung functionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseasePosture-related changesInterpretation of spirometryEMBASE 1980Pulmonary diseaseSpirometry testingLung diseaseMedline 1950SpirometryClinical informationInhalation exposureRepeat testingSystematic reviewHealth programsLongitudinal changesOccupational settingsPercentage declineSpirometry techniciansFEV1Appropriate reference valuesReference valuesWorker exposureDisease