Table 3 Pre- and postoperative clinical parameters
From: Delayed facial nerve decompression for severe refractory cases of Bell’s palsy: a 25-year experience
Parameters | Total (n = 36) | Decompression, 21–60 days (n = 18) (Group I) | Decompression, 60–89 days (n = 11) (Group IIa) | Decompression, ≥ 90 days (n = 7) (Group IIb) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients treated with preoperative steroids (no, %) | 19 (52.8) | 11 (61.1) | 6 (54.5) | 2 (28.6) | P = 0.4130 |
Preoperative EMG (no, %) | 11 (30.6) | 5 (27.8) | 4 (36.4) | 2 (28.6) | P = 0.8810 |
Preoperative ENoG (no, %) | 13 (36.1) | 7 (38.9) | 4 (36.3) | 2 (28.6) | P = 0.8900 |
Delay before surgery (Mean days, range) | 63 (21–205) | 38 (21–57) | 68 (62–79) | 127 (90–205) | |
Initial Facial Function (HB mean, ± SD) | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 5.6 ± 0.7 | 5.7 ± 0.5 | P = 0.5200 |
Final Facial Function (HB mean, ± SD) | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 4.0 ± 0.8 | P = 0.0772 |
Simple Functional Gain (mean gain, ± SD) | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 1.1 | #P = 0.0293 |
Weighted Functional Gain (mean gain, ± SD) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | *P = 0.0314 |
Final HB score 3 or better (no, %) | 22 (61.1) | 11 (61.1) | 9 (81.8) | 2 (28.6) | **P = 0.049 |
Final HB score 2 or better (no, %) | 6 (16.7) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0) | P = 0.3531 |