Work-relatedness of inguinal hernia: a systematic review including meta-analysis and GRADE.
Hernia
; 24(5): 943-950, 2020 10.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Clinicians need to know whether inguinal hernia (IH) can be attributed to work to answer questions regarding prevention and medical causation. This review describes whether work-related risk factors are associated with IH.METHODS:
A systematic review was performed in Medline via PubMed until February 3rd, 2020. Inclusion criteria were that IH was diagnosed by a clinician, and workers exposed to work-related risk factors were compared to workers less exposed or not at all. A quality assessment and a meta-analysis using Cochrane's RevMan 5.3 were performed, including GRADE for quality of evidence.RESULTS:
The search resulted in 540 references. Fourteen studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria, of which three were included in a meta-analysis, all three being of high quality, including 621 workers diagnosed with IH. The meta-analysis revealed significant associations with physically demanding work (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.56-3.40). Two prospective studies, including 382 and 22,926 cases revealed associations that this was true for male workers with a lateral IH that reported standing or walking for more than six hours per workday (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.12-1.88) or lifting cumulative loads of more than 4000 kg per workday (OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.27-1.38). The level of certainty for the latter two work-related risk factors was moderate and high according to GRADE.CONCLUSION:
Lateral IH among males is associated with work-related risk factors depending on the level of exposure to the time standing/walking per workday, or the amount of load lifted per workday.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hérnia Inguinal
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article