Calcium antagonist withdrawal syndrome: objective demonstration with frequency-modulated ambulatory ST-segment monitoring.

Abstract

Development of incisional herniaYear 1 Year 3 Year 5 No of patients followed up 564 482 431 No of new hernias 28 14 6factor for which there was a significant difference between patients who had developed a hernia by one year (750" wound infection) and those who developed one subsequently (38O% wound infection) (p < 0 05).Factors that showed no significant difference between the two groups were sex, obesity, malnutrition, malignant disease, coexisting medical conditions, type of incision, postoperative chest infection, and suture materials used.Preliminary data from the follow up after seven years showed that a new hernia had developed in a further four patients out of the 376 patients studied.