|
Hospital Length of Stay (Days)
|
2.6 ± 0.4
|
5.7 ± 0.6 *
|
4.3 ± 0.2
|
5.0 ± 0.3
|
|
Without Complications (Days)
|
0.5 ± 0.1
|
4.6 ± 0.6
|
3.3 ± 0.3
| |
|
Length of Follow-up (Months)
|
21.8 ± 3.2
|
33.4 ± 7.1
|
21.0 ± 4.9
|
26.5 ± 42
|
|
Incidence of Immediate Improvement in Symptoms
|
56/78 (72%)
|
31/34 (91%) *
|
35/41 (85%) *
|
66/75 (88%)
|
|
Improvement of Symptoms with Bradycardia
|
75%
|
87%
|
80%
|
84%
|
|
Incidence of Total Cure
|
31/78 (40%) **
|
23/34 (68%)
|
22/41 (54%) **
|
45/75 (60%)
|
|
Incidence of No Change in Symptoms
|
21/78 (27%)
|
2/34 (6%) *
|
6/41 (15%) *
|
8/75 (11%)*
|
|
Incidence of Requirement for Post-Op Medications to Treat TN
|
45/77 (58%) **
|
8/34 (24%)
|
21/41 (51%)
|
29/75 (39%)
|
|
Incidence of Post-operative Relapse
|
8/83 (10%)
|
4/37 (11%)
|
4/43 (9%)
|
8/75 (10%)
|
|
Incidence of need to have re- operation
|
22/78 (28%)
|
3/34 (9%) *
|
2/42 (5%) *
|
5/76 (7%)
|
|
Time Until Relapse (Months)
|
12.1 ± 3.1
|
10.6 ± 8.5
|
6.3 ± 1.2
|
8.4 ± 4.1
|
|
Number of Patients Lost to Follow-up (%)
|
7/82 (9%)
|
5/37 (14%)
|
4/43 (9%)
|
9/80 (11%)
|
