Title
Evaluation of occupational exposure to cyclophosphamide in nine hospitals of Peru
Other title
Evaluación de la exposición ocupacional a ciclofosfamida en nueve hospitales del Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Objetives. Evaluate occupational exposure to cyclophosphamide in nine hospitals of Peru. Materials and methods. Crosscutting observational study conducted in 2010, for which 24-hour urine samples were obtained from 96 employees of the oncologic mixture units and oncology services of nine hospitals in Peru, the quantification of cyclophosphamide was done through the GC-MS methodology (Gas Cromathography-Mass Spectroscopy). Additionally, working surfaces were tested by obtaining samples with wet wipes for identification of cyclophosphamide. Results. Cyclophosphamide was detected in urine samples in 67 employees (average concentration of excretion: 74.2 ng/24 h), accounting for 70% of the total population to be assessed. Based on the excretion, total exposure among hospitals can be classified as high level (>18.9 ng/24 h), moderate level (1,725 - 18.9 ng/24 h) and low level (<1,725 ng/24 h), with a percent incidence of 31.3; 26.0 and 42.7% respectively. Additionally, as part of the environmental evaluation, concentrations of cyclosphamide were found in 14.72, 14.98 and 5,12 ng/cm2. Conclusions. Contamination through cyclophosphamide in areas where oncological preparations are done and the presence of cyclophosphamide in urine samples of workers exposed to cytostatics substance were observed.
Start page
590
End page
594
Volume
30
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud ocupacional
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84892607406
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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