Levantamento epidemiológico dos fatores de risco ambientais em pacientes com Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica (DPOC) em um hospital privado no município de Goiânia

Abstract

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) refers to a pathological condition caused by the flow of the air obstruction present in the airways. One of the main causes of COPD is smoking, but there are other risk factors, such as occupational exposure, the exposure to wood-burning stoves, among others. The objective of this research was to identify which environmental risk factor prevails over the admitted COPD patients of a private hospital in Goiânia. This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. For it, the population used was patients that sought medical care in the chosen private hospital. Of this population, 31 patients were selected; them being from both genders with an age of over 50. The result found was the dominance of the male gender, with the prevalent risk factor being the use of biomass to cook food.