Effect of surgery and side effects between each extent of sympathicotomy level after 1 year and at late follow-up
| Between extent of sympathicotomy level . | 1 year after sympathicotomy . | 16 years after sympathicotomy . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . |
| . | 1 year, n (%) . | 1 year, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | ||
| Effect of surgery | ||||||
| Excellent | 23 (53) | 28 (56) | 0.9 | 22 (73) | 14 (45) | 0.009 |
| Satisfactory | 14 (33) | 14 (28) | 6 (20) | 8 (26) | ||
| Some effect | 5 (12) | 6 (12) | 2 (7) | 6 (19) | ||
| No effect | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | ||
| Relapse | ||||||
| Relapse of facial blushing | 11 (26) | 17 (34) | 0.378 | 11 (37) | 14 (45) | 0.500 |
| Blushing similar to preop | 4 (9) | 2 (4) | 0.121 | 2 (7) | 7 (23) | 0.100 |
| Blushing different from preop | 7 (16) | 15 (30) | 9 (30) | 7 (23) | ||
| Compensatory sweating | ||||||
| Increased sweating | 41 (95) | 45 (90) | 0.330 | 23 (77) | 24 (77) | 0.944 |
| Abdomen | 27 (63) | 31 (62) | 0.764 | 7 (23) | 14 (45) | 0.054 |
| Back | 35 (81) | 37 (74) | 0.693 | 15 (50) | 20 (65) | 0.154 |
| Thighs | 11 (26) | 19 (38) | 0.135 | 5 (17) | 10 (32) | 0.143 |
| Other | 22 (51) | 21 (42) | 0.517 | 14 (47) | 4 (13) | 0.002 |
| Need to change clothes due to sweating | 16 (37) | 23 (46) | 0.261 | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | 0.413 |
| Other | ||||||
| Gustatory sweating | 16 (37) | 20 (40) | 0.783 | 14 (47) | 9 (29) | 0.155 |
| Dry hands | 27 (63) | 34 (68) | 0.598 | 20 (67) | 20 (65) | 0.860 |
| Regretting sympathectomy | 4 (9) | 8 (16) | 0.337 | 1 (3) | 6 (19) | 0.050 |
| Satisfied with sympathectomy | 27 (90) | 19 (61) | 0.009 | |||
| Recommending sympathectomy | 28 (93) | 22 (71) | 0.023 | |||
| Number of patients | 43 | 50 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Between extent of sympathicotomy level . | 1 year after sympathicotomy . | 16 years after sympathicotomy . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . |
| . | 1 year, n (%) . | 1 year, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | ||
| Effect of surgery | ||||||
| Excellent | 23 (53) | 28 (56) | 0.9 | 22 (73) | 14 (45) | 0.009 |
| Satisfactory | 14 (33) | 14 (28) | 6 (20) | 8 (26) | ||
| Some effect | 5 (12) | 6 (12) | 2 (7) | 6 (19) | ||
| No effect | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | ||
| Relapse | ||||||
| Relapse of facial blushing | 11 (26) | 17 (34) | 0.378 | 11 (37) | 14 (45) | 0.500 |
| Blushing similar to preop | 4 (9) | 2 (4) | 0.121 | 2 (7) | 7 (23) | 0.100 |
| Blushing different from preop | 7 (16) | 15 (30) | 9 (30) | 7 (23) | ||
| Compensatory sweating | ||||||
| Increased sweating | 41 (95) | 45 (90) | 0.330 | 23 (77) | 24 (77) | 0.944 |
| Abdomen | 27 (63) | 31 (62) | 0.764 | 7 (23) | 14 (45) | 0.054 |
| Back | 35 (81) | 37 (74) | 0.693 | 15 (50) | 20 (65) | 0.154 |
| Thighs | 11 (26) | 19 (38) | 0.135 | 5 (17) | 10 (32) | 0.143 |
| Other | 22 (51) | 21 (42) | 0.517 | 14 (47) | 4 (13) | 0.002 |
| Need to change clothes due to sweating | 16 (37) | 23 (46) | 0.261 | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | 0.413 |
| Other | ||||||
| Gustatory sweating | 16 (37) | 20 (40) | 0.783 | 14 (47) | 9 (29) | 0.155 |
| Dry hands | 27 (63) | 34 (68) | 0.598 | 20 (67) | 20 (65) | 0.860 |
| Regretting sympathectomy | 4 (9) | 8 (16) | 0.337 | 1 (3) | 6 (19) | 0.050 |
| Satisfied with sympathectomy | 27 (90) | 19 (61) | 0.009 | |||
| Recommending sympathectomy | 28 (93) | 22 (71) | 0.023 | |||
| Number of patients | 43 | 50 | 30 | 31 | ||
Values are expressed as number of observations and percentage.
Effect of surgery and side effects between each extent of sympathicotomy level after 1 year and at late follow-up
| Between extent of sympathicotomy level . | 1 year after sympathicotomy . | 16 years after sympathicotomy . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . |
| . | 1 year, n (%) . | 1 year, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | ||
| Effect of surgery | ||||||
| Excellent | 23 (53) | 28 (56) | 0.9 | 22 (73) | 14 (45) | 0.009 |
| Satisfactory | 14 (33) | 14 (28) | 6 (20) | 8 (26) | ||
| Some effect | 5 (12) | 6 (12) | 2 (7) | 6 (19) | ||
| No effect | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | ||
| Relapse | ||||||
| Relapse of facial blushing | 11 (26) | 17 (34) | 0.378 | 11 (37) | 14 (45) | 0.500 |
| Blushing similar to preop | 4 (9) | 2 (4) | 0.121 | 2 (7) | 7 (23) | 0.100 |
| Blushing different from preop | 7 (16) | 15 (30) | 9 (30) | 7 (23) | ||
| Compensatory sweating | ||||||
| Increased sweating | 41 (95) | 45 (90) | 0.330 | 23 (77) | 24 (77) | 0.944 |
| Abdomen | 27 (63) | 31 (62) | 0.764 | 7 (23) | 14 (45) | 0.054 |
| Back | 35 (81) | 37 (74) | 0.693 | 15 (50) | 20 (65) | 0.154 |
| Thighs | 11 (26) | 19 (38) | 0.135 | 5 (17) | 10 (32) | 0.143 |
| Other | 22 (51) | 21 (42) | 0.517 | 14 (47) | 4 (13) | 0.002 |
| Need to change clothes due to sweating | 16 (37) | 23 (46) | 0.261 | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | 0.413 |
| Other | ||||||
| Gustatory sweating | 16 (37) | 20 (40) | 0.783 | 14 (47) | 9 (29) | 0.155 |
| Dry hands | 27 (63) | 34 (68) | 0.598 | 20 (67) | 20 (65) | 0.860 |
| Regretting sympathectomy | 4 (9) | 8 (16) | 0.337 | 1 (3) | 6 (19) | 0.050 |
| Satisfied with sympathectomy | 27 (90) | 19 (61) | 0.009 | |||
| Recommending sympathectomy | 28 (93) | 22 (71) | 0.023 | |||
| Number of patients | 43 | 50 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Between extent of sympathicotomy level . | 1 year after sympathicotomy . | 16 years after sympathicotomy . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . | R2 . | R2–R3 . | P-value . |
| . | 1 year, n (%) . | 1 year, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | 10 years, n (%) . | ||
| Effect of surgery | ||||||
| Excellent | 23 (53) | 28 (56) | 0.9 | 22 (73) | 14 (45) | 0.009 |
| Satisfactory | 14 (33) | 14 (28) | 6 (20) | 8 (26) | ||
| Some effect | 5 (12) | 6 (12) | 2 (7) | 6 (19) | ||
| No effect | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | ||
| Relapse | ||||||
| Relapse of facial blushing | 11 (26) | 17 (34) | 0.378 | 11 (37) | 14 (45) | 0.500 |
| Blushing similar to preop | 4 (9) | 2 (4) | 0.121 | 2 (7) | 7 (23) | 0.100 |
| Blushing different from preop | 7 (16) | 15 (30) | 9 (30) | 7 (23) | ||
| Compensatory sweating | ||||||
| Increased sweating | 41 (95) | 45 (90) | 0.330 | 23 (77) | 24 (77) | 0.944 |
| Abdomen | 27 (63) | 31 (62) | 0.764 | 7 (23) | 14 (45) | 0.054 |
| Back | 35 (81) | 37 (74) | 0.693 | 15 (50) | 20 (65) | 0.154 |
| Thighs | 11 (26) | 19 (38) | 0.135 | 5 (17) | 10 (32) | 0.143 |
| Other | 22 (51) | 21 (42) | 0.517 | 14 (47) | 4 (13) | 0.002 |
| Need to change clothes due to sweating | 16 (37) | 23 (46) | 0.261 | 2 (7) | 4 (13) | 0.413 |
| Other | ||||||
| Gustatory sweating | 16 (37) | 20 (40) | 0.783 | 14 (47) | 9 (29) | 0.155 |
| Dry hands | 27 (63) | 34 (68) | 0.598 | 20 (67) | 20 (65) | 0.860 |
| Regretting sympathectomy | 4 (9) | 8 (16) | 0.337 | 1 (3) | 6 (19) | 0.050 |
| Satisfied with sympathectomy | 27 (90) | 19 (61) | 0.009 | |||
| Recommending sympathectomy | 28 (93) | 22 (71) | 0.023 | |||
| Number of patients | 43 | 50 | 30 | 31 | ||
Values are expressed as number of observations and percentage.
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