Clinical Study Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery 2015

Stellate ganglion catheter retention with discontinuous block on efficacy and safety in the treatment of sudden deafness.

Gao H, Zhang Z, Guo W, Zhang G — Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery, 2015

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the efficacy and safety of stellate ganglion catheter retention with discontinuous block compared to a block-only group and a control group for sudden monaural deafness.

What They Found

Both the catheter retention group (85.7%) and the block-only group (83.3%) showed significantly better treatment effects for sudden deafness compared to the control group (64.3%, P < 0.05). Patient satisfaction was also significantly higher in the catheter retention group (83.3%) than in the block-only group (61.9%, P < 0.05), with no reported adverse drug reactions.

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted outside of Canada, so its direct relevance to the Canadian healthcare system and patient population is not immediately clear.

Study Limitations

The study was conducted at a single center, which may limit the generalizability of its findings to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	26672246
Year Published	2015
Journal	Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery
MeSH Terms	Amides; Autonomic Nerve Block; Blood Pressure; Catheterization; Catheters; Hearing Loss, Sudden; Heart Rate; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Ropivacaine; Stellate Ganglion

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