Asthma among World Trade Center First Responders: A Qualitative Synthesis and Bias Assessment

Longitudinal assessment of spirometry in World Trade Center responders.

allowed qualitative assessment of the occlusion as smooth muscle cells or fibrous tissue proliferation within the vessel wall. Smooth muscle actin immunohistochemistry with Verhoeff elastin counterstaining may have enabled higher and more accurate detection of PVOD. We acknowledge the limited clinical data available in the study. We agree that conclusions regarding the usefulness of highresolut...

World Trade Center Disaster and Asthma Type

Neuropathic Symptoms in World Trade Center Disaster Survivors and Responders.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this research is to determine whether responders and survivors of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster experience symptoms of neuropathy at a rate higher than those not exposed. METHODS A survey of neuropathic symptoms in patients who were and were not exposed at the WTC based upon the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI). RESULTS Even after correction...

Long-term respiratory symptoms in World Trade Center responders.

BACKGROUND New York State (NYS) employees who responded to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on or after 11 September 2001 potentially experienced exposures that might have caused persistent respiratory effects. NYS responders represent a more moderately exposed population than typical first responders. AIMS To assess whether NYS employees who were WTC responders were more likely than con...

World Trade Center Disaster Exposure-Related Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Responders and Civilians: A Meta-Analysis

The World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001 was an unprecedented traumatic event with long-lasting health consequences among the affected populations in the New York metropolitan area. This meta-analysis aimed to estimate the risk of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with specific types of WTC exposures. Meta-analytical findings from 10 studies of 3,271 to...