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Pages 66-69 (April - June 1978)
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Pages 66-69 (April - June 1978)
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Metereologia y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cronica
Meteorology and chronic orstructive pulmonary disease
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J.A. Mosquera Pestaña*, E. Fernández Bustillo**, P. Rodríguez González***
* Jefe del Servicio de Neumología. Instituto Nacional de Silicosis. Oviedo
** Jefe del Servicio de Laboratorio Técnico. Instituto Nacional de Silicosis. Oviedo
*** Licenciada en Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia. Ayudante de Metereología
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Durante 1539 días se estudiaba la influencia de 8 variables metereológicas sobre los 10326 pacientes ingresados en este período, en el Instituto Nacional de Silicosis (Oviedo). El 82 ± ± 5% de los ingresados tenían como único o principal problema una agudización de su Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica.

Se encontraba que existía influencia sobre el número de ingresos (y por lo tanto sobre el número de agudizaciones) en dos situaciones metereológi-cas

Aunque con los parámetros mete-reológicos se podía construir una fórmula matemática que permitiese predecir el número de ingresos, ésta era poco útil, traduciendo que otros factores (infección, polución, etc.), no abarcados en este estudio, juegan también papel en las fluctuaciones de la enfermedad.

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During 1539 days the authors studied the influence of 8 meteorologic variables on the 10326 patients ad-mitted to the National Instituto of Silicosis (Oviedo) during this period. Of all the patients admitted, 82.5% had as their principal or only pro-blem that their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had become more acute.

The authors found that two meteorologic situations (P < 0.05) had an influence on the number of patients admitted (and therefore on the number of processes becoming more acute): namely, cold anticyclons and periods with no wind.

Although a mathematical formula for predicting the number of patients admitted could be made with these meteorologic parameters, it was not very useful as other factors (infection, contamination, etc.) not included in this study, also play a role in the fluc-tuations of this disease.

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