| Document ID (ISN) | 67735 |
| CIS number |
96-1858 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Petersen R., Andersen M., Mikkelsen S., Nielsen S.L. |
| Title |
Prognosis of vibration induced white finger: A follow up study |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1995, Vol.52, No.2, p.110-115. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
A total of 102 subjects with vibration induced white finger (VWF) were reexamined 13 years after the condition had first been diagnosed. Information about symptoms, occupation, and the prevalence of other diseases was present in the medical records from the first examination and was collected by a questionnaire and an interview at the second examination. The decrease in systolic blood pressure in a finger during cold provocation (FSP%) was measured in the same finger at both examinations. At the second examination, 22% stated that the frequency of attacks had decreased, 32% that it had increased. The aggravation was most notable in smokers and subjects who also had circulatory diseases other that VWF. As the FSP% in nearly half of the subjects had improved, it is concluded that VWF has a good prognosis in patients with mainly moderate to severe VWF after one to 13 years of observation. Continued work with high-vibration hand-held tools, smoking, other circulatory diseases and young age at the time of the diagnosis hand an unfavourable influence on the prognosis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibration; Raynaud's phenomenon; prognosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
smoking; symptoms; age; cold pressor test; exposure evaluation; long-term study; health service records; diagnosis |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Denmark |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Vibration
Cardiovascular diseases
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