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October 24-25, 2016 | Valencia, Spain
International Conference on
Environmental Health & Safety
Volume 4, Issue 5 (Suppl) Occup Med Health
ISSN:2329-6879 OMHA, an open access journal Environmental Health 2016
October 24-25, 2016
Medjane R et al., Occup Med Health Aff 2016, 4:5 (Suppl)
NEUROTOXICITY OF SOLVENTS IN PATHOLOGY HOSPITAL LABORATORIES OF ORAN,
ALGERIA
Medjane Ra b,c, Benzian Wa,b,c, Ghezini Y.a,b, Hadj Atou F.Zb and Rezk-Kallah Ba,b,c
aFaculty of medicine of Oran, Oran, Algeria
bOccupational health department, Oran university hospital (EHUO), Oran, Algeria
cResearch Laboratory Health and Environment, Oran University, Oran, Algeria
The solvents used in pathology services expose the hospital staff to a neurotoxic risk. Through literature, few studies have explored
the neurological and neurotoxicity in the hospital staff laboratories after exposure to a mixture of solvents such as formaldehyde,
acetone. Research and evaluate in a population occupationally exposed to a mixture of solvents in pathology hospital laboratories the
existence of neurotoxic disorders subclinical. It is a transversal epidemiological study aiming to describe, and which is of an exposed-
unexposed type conducted among 39 persons exposed to a mixture of solvents and 95 controls belonging to the same hospital,
matched on sex and age. All were interrogated by the questionnaire. In addition, we performed their neurobehavioral tests (NBT)
and explorations of neuromotor functions (CATSYS 2000). The estimation of occupational exposure has been assessed based on the
weekly consumption of each manipulated solvent. Sociodemographic parameters are comparable to the exposed and unexposed. The
exposed persons are, on average aged of 36, they have a length of exposure to solvents of 11,8 years, and manipulate on average six
liters of solvent per week. Concerning the suction hood, have been found out that it is used among 74.5%, and they all wear gloves
not adapted to the use of solvents. The exposed population relates significantly more neurotoxic symptoms (asthenia, irritability,
headaches, and concentration) than witnesses. The exposed population is significantly less efficient; Pegboard (40.04 versus 36.70),
Finger Tapping (45.54 versus 56.08), are slower (283 ms versus. 252 ms) and have significantly more postural disorders.
Biography
Rabia Medjane has completed her Master in Occupational Medicine at University Hospital and graduation from the Faculty of Medicine of Oran (Algeria). She is
currently working as Hospital Assistant at The University Hospital of Oran, Algeria.