Chronic cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms in aluminium workers

Na osnovi vlastitih istraživanja kao i ispitivanja ostalih autora u radu je analiziran. problem kroničnih pulmonalnih smetnji i kardijalnih simptoma u radnika zaposlenih u elektrolitskoj ekstrakciji aluminija. Medicinski su pregledane dvije skupine radnika, koje su različito dugo izložene iritansima. Funkcionalni i klinički respiracijski nalazi kao i medicinska anamneza upućuju da postoji povezanost izloženosti štetnim tvarima iz elektrolitskih peći i pojave kronične plućne bolesti. U pregledanih radnika nije nađen direktan učinak dužine izloženosti iritansima na učestalost kardijalnih simptoma.The subject of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms in exposure to irritants in a plant for the electrolytic extraction of aluminium is discussed on the basis of the results of own investigation and of those of other authors. Two groups of workers with a different length of exposure to irritants were medically examined. The workers\u27 histories and clinical and functional respiratory findings point to the existence of a correlation between potroom exposure and the development of chronic respiratory disease. No direct relationship was established between the duration of exposure and the occurrence of cardiovascular symptoms in the examined worker