Hematologic Parameters among Radiation Exposed Workers: An Observational Study

Increased exposures to radiation were dangerous to tissues such as the bone marrow, the gastrointestinal tract, and skin. This study investigated on the hematologic parameters of radiation exposed workers in a government hospital in Jakarta. An observational cohort study type was implored. Sampling was generally done randomly among n70 research subjects. From the n70 it was further divided into 2 groups having n35 who had direct exposure to radiation and n35 who were non-directly exposed. Eosinophil was the most significant (SD 0.69-1.22), followed by erythrocytes (SD 0.64-1.20), hematocrit (SD 0.66-1.20), Neutrophil (SD 0.64-1.21), lymphocytes (SD 0.67-1.23), monocytes (SD 0.66-1.23), MCV (SD 0.64-1.24), MCH (SD 0.65-1.25), MCHC (SD 0.63-1.25), basophile (0.66-1.23), and hemoglobin (0.37-1.23). Hematologic parameters that needs to be frequently measured were eosinophil (p<0.05), erythrocyte (p=0.03), MCV (p=0.03), MCH (p=0.03), and MCHC (p=0.03) among radiation exposed workers.

Keywords: Hematology; healthcare; medicine; observational study; radiology.