THE EFFECT OF NATURAL GAS WARMING ON EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS DUE TO RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES IN CHILDREN IN DUZCE CITY

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dc.contributor.authorGülhan, Pınar Yıldız
dc.contributor.authorBalbay, Ege Güleç
dc.contributor.authorAnnakkaya, Ali Nihat
dc.contributor.authorBalbay, Öner Abidin
dc.contributor.authorArbak, Peri Meram
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-30T23:33:03Z
dc.date.available2020-04-30T23:33:03Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentDÜ, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000480511400054en_US
dc.description.abstractThe use of natural gas for heating purposes causes less air pollution than solid fuels. Preventing air pollution decreases hospital admissions due to respiratory infections in children. The aim of the study is to examine the impact of using more clean fuel for heating purpose on hospital admissions with respiratory tract diseases in children. The records of 126.940 pediatric patients who were admitted to Duzce University Medical Faculty Pediatric Emergency Medicine outpatient clinic between 2014 and 2017 were reviewed. The records of children diagnosed with respiratory diseases (n: 46137) were examined. During the same period, air monitoring measurements of the national air quality network were recorded. Of the children, 55.5% were male and 45.5% were female. Most of the children were among the age group of 2-5 years (44%). Between 2014 and 2017, the mean PM10 was observed to decrease (2014: 114.4, 2017:79, p < 0.0001), rate of natural gas usage (2014:52.9%, 2017: 64.2%, p<0.0001) increased, rates of stove usage (2014:47%-2017:35.7%, p<0.0001) decreased, annual mean air temperature values (2014:13.9-2017:16.7, p<0.0001) increased significantly. When all pediatric emergency admissions between 2014 and 2017 were examined, the number of those diagnosed with respiratory tract disease reduced while the number of general pediatric emergency admissions increased. The use of more clean fuels for heating purposes was observed to decrease the incidence of acute respiratory tract infections significantly in the preschool and school age group children. The use of clean fuel should be encouraged since preventing childhood infections would protect from the chronic lung diseases that may occur during adulthood.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage6160en_US
dc.identifier.issn1018-4619
dc.identifier.issn1610-2304
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage6153en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/4883
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000480511400054en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherParlar Scientific Publications (P S P)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofFresenius Environmental Bulletinen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectnatural gasen_US
dc.subjectPM10en_US
dc.subjectclean fuelen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF NATURAL GAS WARMING ON EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS DUE TO RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES IN CHILDREN IN DUZCE CITYen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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