Effects of Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases Admitted to ED
Joint Authors
Al, Behcet
Bogan, Mustafa
Zengin, Suat
Sabak, Mustafa
Kul, Seval
Oktay, M. Murat
Bayram, Hasan
Vuruskan, Ertan
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
This study was designed to investigate the effects of Desert Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases admitted to emergency department in Gaziantep.
Method.
Hospital records, obtained between September 01, 2009 and January 31, 2014, from four state hospitals in Gaziantep, Turkey, were compared to meteorological and climatological data.
Statistical analysis was performed by Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) for windows version 24.0.
Results.
168,467 patients were included in this study.
83% of the patients had chest pain and 17% of patients had cardiac failure (CF).
An increase in inpatient hospitalization due to CF was observed and corresponded to the duration of dust storms measured by number of days.
However, there was no significant increase in emergency department (ED) presentations.
There was no significant association of cardiac related mortality and coinciding presence of a dust storm or higher recorded temperature.
The association of increases in temperature levels and the presence of dust storms with “acute coronary syndrome- (ACS-) related emergency service presentations, inpatient hospitalization, and mortality” were statistically significant.
The relationship between the increase in PM10 levels due to causes unrelated to dust storms and the outpatient application, admission, and mortality due to heart failure was not significant.
The increase in particle matter 10 (PM) levels due to causes outside the dust storm caused a significant increase in outpatient application, hospitalization, and mortality originated from ACS.
Conclusion.
Increased number of dust storms resulted in a higher prevalence of mortality due to ACS while mortality due to heart failure remained unchanged.
Admission, hospitalization, and mortality due to chest pain both dependent and independent of ACS were increased by the presence of dust storms, PM10 elevation, and maximum temperature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al, Behcet& Bogan, Mustafa& Zengin, Suat& Sabak, Mustafa& Kul, Seval& Oktay, M. Murat…[et al.]. 2018. Effects of Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases Admitted to ED. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157058
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al, Behcet…[et al.]. Effects of Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases Admitted to ED. Emergency Medicine International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Al, Behcet& Bogan, Mustafa& Zengin, Suat& Sabak, Mustafa& Kul, Seval& Oktay, M. Murat…[et al.]. Effects of Dust Storms and Climatological Factors on Mortality and Morbidity of Cardiovascular Diseases Admitted to ED. Emergency Medicine International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157058
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157058