Lung transplantation is increasingly common among patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis

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• Personal Author:
  Blackley DJ ; Cummings, Kristin J. ; Halldin, Cara N. ; Laney AS
• Description:
  Background: The prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) in U.S. coal miners has increased, and severe presentations are increasingly common. Methods: We describe trends in lung transplantation during 1996-2014 for recipients with a primary diagnosis of CWP or pneumoconiosis unspecified, and we summarize recipient characteristics and estimate survival. Results: A total of 47 transplants were included; nearly three-quarters were performed during 2008-2014. All recipients were male, 96% were white, and the mean age was 56 years. Mean FEV1% was 35%; mean FVC% was 53%. Mean time on a waitlist was 155 days, and 60% of transplants were bilateral. Median survival was 3.7 years. Conclusions: These transplants reflect the use of a scarce resource for an entirely preventable disease, and highlight the need for enhanced efforts to reduce coal mine dust exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Coal Coal Mining Dust Lung Lung Diseases Men Mining Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Black-lung Coal-dust Coal-miners Coal-mining Coal-workers Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis Coal Mining Exposure-levels Humans Lung-disorders Lung-function Lung Transplantation Morbidity-rates Mortality-surveys Occupational Lung Disease Pneumoconiosis Risk-factors Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  175-177
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047224
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Mar; 59(3):175-177
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. David J. Blackley, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Surveillance Branch, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Mailstop HG900.2, Morgantown,WV 26505
• Email:
  dblackley@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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