Author/Authors :
Agin، Kh نويسنده Heart and Lung Division, Logman Hakeem General Teaching Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , MoinAzad-Tehrani ، M نويسنده Heart and Lung Division, Logman Hakeem General Teaching Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Khodabandeh ، F نويسنده Heart and Lung Division, Logman Hakeem General Teaching Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
Background: Subclinical methemoglobinemia (MetHb) is an
occult disease. Clinical diagnosis is difficult. Acquired MetHb
is a most common presentation in practice, and its detection
help to improve health status of involved individuals.
Healthcare professionals enumerate as one of the at risk groups
against adverse health effects.
Method: All the participations were hospital healthcare
professionals and to follow designed criteria to the study.
Results: A total of 117 healthcare professionals fulfilled the
criteria of study. Mean age was 39±9 SD years, ranged 20-60
years. Female sex included 52%. Frequency of MetHb was
detected in 6% of population. Of them, 71% were male. All the
subjects were diagnosed with MetHb located at the poorventilated
workplaces. There were significant differences
between MetHb and carboxyhemoglobin levels (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Subclinical MetHb was meaningful in the target
of population. It may be originated due to ambient air
pollution. There was high-frequency levels of involvement in
men had. Evaluation the causal factors are an impact that will
require the future studies.
