Table 2 Conventional Sympathectomy (CS) vs Modified Witmoser’s Procedure (MWT); technical aspects and outcomes
CS (129 patients) | MWT (109 patients) | 95%CI | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |||
Operative time (minutes) | 21 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 | −8.25 - -7.74 | < 0.0001 | ||
Operating room stay (minutes) | 63 ± 2 | 42 ± 4 | −21.78 - -20.21 | < 0.0001 | ||
Devices | ||||||
Electrocautery | 40 | 31.01 | 75 | 68.81 | 25.31–48.60 | < 0.0001 |
Ultrasounds | 43 | 33.33 | 21 | 19.27 | 2.76–24.65 | 0.001 |
Radiofrequency | 46 | 35.66 | 13 | 11.92 | 13.35–33.83 | < 0.0001 |
Overall morbidity | 107 | 82.94 | 27 | 24.77 | 46.60–67.20 | < 0.0001 |
Morbidity | ||||||
Thoracic pain | 47 | 36.43 | 5 | 4.59 | 22.17–40.81 | < 0.0001 |
Bradycardia | 37 | 28.68 | 11 | 10.09 | 8.564–27.995 | =0.0004 |
Minor compensatory sweating | 12 | 9.30 | 7 | 6.42 | −4.48 - 9.94 | 0.415 |
Paresthesia | 11 | 8.53 | 4 | 3.67 | −5.93 - 9.54 | < 0.0001 |