Journal of the Korean Medical Association, 2015, 02, 1060─1069

미세먼지/황사 건강피해 예방 및 권고지침: 호흡기질환

경선영, 김영삼, 김우진, 박무석, 송진우, 염호기, 윤형규, 이진국, 정성환 Hyoung Kyu Yoon, MD1, 7 · Chin Kook Rhee, MD1, 8

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop guidelines for the prevention and management of particulate matter (PM)/Asian dust particle (ADP)-induced adverse effects in patients with pulmonary diseases. The guideline development committee reviewed the literature on particulate matter, ADP, and pulmonary diseases. In adults, exposure to particulate matter with a diameter of 10 μm or less (PM10) induces a decline in lung function. PM exposure confers an increased risk of lung cancer, and PM10 is associated with increased hospital admission and mortality due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ADP exposure is associated with increased hospital admission and emergency room visits due to chronic obstractive pulmonary disease exacerbation. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis exacerbation may also be induced by pollution, although the evidence for this is very weak. There is no published study on the proper prevention or management of the exacerbation of pulmonary diseases due to PM or ADP exposure. The preventive use of a facial mask with a filter in patients with pulmonary disease should be considered carefully because there have been no clinical study of the efficacy and adverse effects of masks in pulmonary diseases. The committee created guidelines based on a discussion of the peer-reviewed literature. The proper management of PM- and ADP-induced exacerbation of pulmonary disease and the efficacy of facial mask use should be evaluated in future studies.

• ISBN or ISSN: 1975-8456

• 본 연구는 질병관리본부 연구개발과제(과제번호 2014-ER2702-00) 연구비를 지원받아 수행되었습니다.
• This research was supported by a fund(code 2014-ER2702-00) by Research of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.