Emissions of volatile organic compounds in the context of respiratory diseases: scope review

Abstract

Volatile organic compounds are characterized by being highly toxic chemical substances with rapid evaporation when in contact with the atmosphere. They are found in a wide variety of products, including fossil fuels causing respiratory diseases. Therefore, this study aims to describe the emissions of volatile organic compounds in the context of respiratory diseases. This is a scope review protocol that follows the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and has as inclusion criteria: national and international articles from the last five years researched using the search equation [Health Monitoring AND Volatile Organic Compounds AND Respiratory Disease], complete and freely available in Lilacs databases via VHL, Medline and Gray Literature source – Google Scholar, without date or language limits. Your search strategy will be used for extracting, converting, combining, building and using - ECCCU. It will follow the PCC acronym, with P(problem) = Health Monitoring, C(concept) = Volatile Organic Compounds, and C(context) = Respiratory Disease. Data will be evaluated by two reviewers and, in case of discrepancy, by a third reviewer. The results will be presented in tables and graphs, with comparative frequency analyzes that will explain the information extracted, in addition to having a critical discussion.