RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ten years of occupational respiratory diseases (ORD) registry in Catalonia
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P1902
VO 42
IS Suppl 57
A1 Roser Costa
A1 Ramon Orriols
A1 Cristina Abadia
A1 Constança Albertí
A1 Berta Avilés
A1 Mª Teresa Campà
A1 Concepción Cañete
A1 Xavier Casas
A1 Jordi Castejon
A1 Imma Cortés
A1 Jordi Esplugas
A1 Meritxell Espuga
A1 Núria Faig
A1 Laia Ferré
A1 Jaume Ferrer
A1 Beatriz Lara
A1 Ferran Lleal
A1 Federico Madrid
A1 Ramon Magarolas
A1 Lluís Marquès
A1 Sergi Martí
A1 Joan-Pau Millet
A1 Mª Angeles Montero
A1 Ferran Morell
A1 Xavier Muñoz
A1 Rafael Panadés
A1 Damià Perich
A1 Eva Porcel
A1 Laura Ramírez
A1 Mª Jesús Rodríguez-Bayarri
A1 Àlex Roger
A1 Núria Rubirà
A1 Gemma Segarra
A1 Amelia Sos
A1 Margarita Tomás
A1 Antonio Valero
A1 Montse Vendrell
A1 Manel Vilà
A1 Miquel Vilardell
A1 Ana Villar
A1 Renée Vink
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P1902.abstract
AB Aim:We present the results of ten years of an ORD voluntary surveillance system implemented in Catalonia and compare with the compulsory.Methods:Allergologists, occupational and chest physicians collected cases online or/and by postal card every two months.Results:The notification was stable over time with a mean of 373 newly diagnosed cases/year. The most frequent ORD was occupational asthma (OA) (41%). The most frequent causal agents were: isocyanates 171 (14%), flour 159 (13%), persulphates 113 (9%), cleaning products 107 (9%) and wood dust 75 (6%). There was a decline in the reporting of OA and also in acute inhalation and RADS. The second ORD most frequently reported were asbestos related diseases. We observed an increase in the notification of mesothelioma, from 29 cases between 2003-2005 to 67 cases between 2009-2011.The number of cases recorded by the voluntary register was between 3.1 to 4.4 times higher than the compulsory system.Conclusions:The ORD notification in this voluntary registry in Catalonia remained stable for ten years. OA and asbestos related diseases were the most frequent ORD. While a decrease in the reporting of OA, acute inhalation and RADS was observed, an increase occurred in mesothelioma. The compulsory scheme for reporting ORD is seriously underreporting.