The role of meteorologic factors and air pollution on the frequency of pediatric epistaxis

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dc.contributor.authorAkdoğan, M. Volkan
dc.contributor.authorHizal, Evren
dc.contributor.authorSemiz, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorTopal, Özgül
dc.contributor.authorAkkaş, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorKabataş, Aydın
dc.contributor.authorErbek, Selim S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T20:11:36Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T20:11:36Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractFluctuations in atmospheric temperature, humidity, and air pollution are associated with the incidence of epistaxis. To date, no study in the literature has evaluated the effect of air pollution and meteorologic conditions on the pediatric population. We aimed to evaluate the effect of meteorologic factors and air pollution on the frequency of epistaxis in children. Children presenting to an outpatient clinical setting at a tertiary care hospital during a 5-year period ( July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2014) and diagnosed with epistaxis formed the study population. Daily temperature and humidity parameters and average daily atmospheric water vapor pressure, average daily concentration of particulate matter < 10 mu m in diameter, and sulfur dioxide readings were obtained. The distribution of daily parameters was analyzed. Of the 1,559 children with the primary diagnosis of epistaxis, data from 1,330 children were analyzed after excluding patients with coexisting pathologies. Positive correlations were found between the frequency of epistaxis and both the average daily temperature and the difference between the maximum and minimum daily temperature. There was a negative correlation between the epistaxis frequency and the average daily humidity, the difference between the maximum and minimum daily humidity, the average daily concentration of particulate matter, and the sulfur dioxide levels. Our findings suggest that epistaxis in children is related to high temperatures and low humidity.en_US
dc.identifier.endpageE5en_US
dc.identifier.issn0145-5613en_US
dc.identifier.issn1942-7522en_US
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.pmid30273433en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpageE1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/37075
dc.identifier.volume97en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000469030000001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofENT-EAR NOSE & THROAT JOURNALen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.titleThe role of meteorologic factors and air pollution on the frequency of pediatric epistaxisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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