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Tati Sudiarti ¹, Winariani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Pulmonology and Respiration, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya 60285, ID

Abstract

Background: Air contamination inside the building causes respiratory inflammation and increases NO sputum levels that cause changes in parking staffs’ lung physiology. Objective: To analyze the correlation between NO sputum level and lung physiology of indoor parking attendant. Method: This research was conducted at the Toserba oceans in Tasikmalaya West Java, Indonesia with a sample of 40 people. Twenty indoor parking attendants as an exposed group and 20 administrative officers as a control group. Sputum NO and lung physiology were examined in both groups. The measurement of NO sputum level was using Griess method and lung physiology was by spirometry of brand of Fukuda. Results: The mean of NO sputum level in the exposed group was 4689.75 ± 6778.452 and in the control group was 485.25 ± 307, the mean of NO level was obtained a significant difference between exposed group and control group (p = 0.009). The results of lung physiology examination in both exposure and control group from% FEV1,% FEV1 / FVC showed significant differences (p <0.05). While% FVC did not show a significant difference (p> 0.05). The result of the Pearson correlation test showed a strong positive correlation between NO sputum level and lung physiology of indoor parking attendant (r = 0.461 with p <0.041). Conclusion: There was a correlation between NO sputum level and lung physiology of indoor parking attendant.

Keywords

Indoor parking attendant, NO level, Lung function, Vehicle emission level

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Winariani ¹, Soetomo ², Burhanudin ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Cardiovascular, Medical Faculty of Universitas Airlangga, ID
2 General Hospital, Surabaya 60131, ID
3 Department of Cardiovascular, Medical Faculty of Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60131, ID

Abstract

Introduction: Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless and colorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbons, its characteristic is easily bonded to hemoglobin rather than oxygen. Short-term immediate visible effect on respiratory tract after inhalation of toxic gas exposure is an inflammatory reaction, whereas restriction and obstruction abnormalities will appear as long-term effects of toxic gas exposure. Therefore, it is necessary to check lung physique to detect pulmonary abnormalities early before clinical complaints found. Objective: To analyze the association between CO in blood and lung physique of toll road officers. Method: The samples were male and female, aged 37 - 55 years and had a minimum of 20 years working hours. Samples were collected by random sampling and statistically analyzed using SPSS (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL). Result: The level of CO in blood of toll road officers are higher than CO levels in the air. It was obtained restriction and obstruction abnormalities. There was no significant association between blood levels of CO and FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and PEFR but there was a significant relationship between blood CO concentration and FVC. Conclusion The exposure of CO to toll road officers caused decreased ventricular lung function. There were obstructive and restrictive abnormalities of the lung. The level of CO in the blood did not correlate with most of pulmonary physiological parameters.

Keywords

Blood levels of Carbon Monoxide, Lung Physiological Examination, Toll Road Officers, Carbon Monoxide Exposure.

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