Quality of Spirometry Performed by 13,599 Participants in the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program

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• Personal Author:
  Cox-Ganser, Jean M. ; Enright, Paul L. ; Herbert R ; Skloot GS ; Udasin IG
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of spirometry technicians in the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program to meet American Thoracic Society spirometry quality goals. METHODS: Spirometry technicians were trained centrally and performed spirometry sessions at 6 sites in the greater New York City area. We reviewed and graded the spirometry results for quality every month. RESULTS: About 80% (range 70-88%) of the spirometry sessions met the American Thoracic Society spirometry goals. In general, the spirometry technicians with the most experience were more successful in meeting the quality goals. Participant characteristics explained very little of the quality variability. CONCLUSIONS: The overall spirometry quality in this multicenter program was very good. Efforts to improve spirometry quality should focus on the performance of individual spirometry technicians. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Spirometry Breathing Inhalation-studies Qualitative-analysis Quality Control Respiratory-function-tests Spirometry Standards Statistical-analysis Work-environment Worker-health World Trade Center

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• ISSN:
  0020-1324
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  303-309
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036685
• Citation:
  Respir Care 2010 Mar; 55(3):303-309
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul L Enright MD, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia; and Respiratory Science Center, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• Email:
  lungguy@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040601
• Source Full Name:
  Respiratory Care
• End Date:
  20100531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dacb03b5dca26c7cf4e48cec91ae35fab9727ab0b41c84004347ceef8bcb1f9923daf6fa976930a9ff0da4bc90e2ff43e8124a063ddc6bbea34f94dea51dd319
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188007/cdc_188007_DS1.pdf
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