Urinary platinum in hospital personnel occupationally exposed to platinum-containing antineoplastic drugs
| Autor: | Rudolf Schierl, Angelika Pethran, G. Fruhmann, Angela S. Ensslin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Organoplatinum Compounds Urinary system Pharmacist Urology chemistry.chemical_element Antineoplastic Agents Urine chemistry.chemical_compound Pharmacokinetics Risk Factors Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Medicine media_common.cataloged_instance Humans media_common Platinum Patient Care Team Creatinine Dose-Response Relationship Drug business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Surgery chemistry Toxicity Female business Pharmacy technician Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | International archives of occupational and environmental health. 65(5) |
| ISSN: | 0340-0131 |
| Popis: | Urinary platinum levels of 21 nurses and hospital pharmacy personnel occupationally exposed to platinum containing antineoplastic drugs were determined in 24-h urine by voltammetric analysis after UV photolysis. All study participants applied standard safety measures, including a vertical laminar air-flow cabinet and latex gloves. The amount of platinum-containing drugs prepared for intravenous application ranged from 40–3260 mg/day. Urinary platinum was detected in 9 of 52 urine samples collected on days when platinum-containing drugs were mixed (limit of determination 4 ng/1). In comparison with a non-exposed control group, elevated urinary platinum levels were found in one pharmacist (35 ng/g creatinine) and one pharmacy technician (28 ng/g ereatinine). The pharmacist's urinary plantinum remained elevated after 2 days without occupational exposure to anti-neoplastic drugs. The urinary platinum level of the pharmacy technician dropped considerably after several weeks without handling cytostatic drugs. Voltammetric detection of urinary platinum is a highly sensitive method suitable for biological and environmental monitoring. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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