Effects of different drugs on the curative effect, stress responses, and the circulatory system of patients with hypertensive trigeminal neuralgia.

BACKGROUND

This research aimed to analyze the effects of stellate nerve block with different drugs on the curative effect, stress responses, and the circulatory system of patients with hypertensive trigeminal neuralgia (TN).

METHODS

A retrospective analysis of 82 patients with hypertensive TN admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to January 2021 was conducted, and the patients were divided into a control group and an observation group according to different drugs. The pain visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were determined between the 2 groups before treatment and at 1, 2, 3, 7, and 30 d after treatment. The mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) were measured in the 2 groups of patients before treatment and immediately after treatment (T0), half an hour after treatment (T1), 1 h after treatment (T2), and 6 h after treatment (T3). The left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT), left ventricular end systolic volume (LVESV), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and fraction shortening (FS) were detected in the 2 groups before treatment and at T0-T2. Patient satisfaction was also scored, and the incidence of adverse reactions was assessed.

RESULTS

The VAS scores of the 2 groups of patients decreased significantly after treatment at 1, 2, 3, 7, and 30 d. The MAP and HR indicators of the 2 groups decreased gradually at T0-T2, and gradually recovered to levels before treatment at the T3 time point. The MAP and HR indicators of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group at T0-T2. After treatment, the levels of LVWT, LVESV, LVEF, and FS in the observation group at the T0-T2 time points were significantly lower than those of the control group. Additionally, after treatment, the satisfaction of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group. The total incidence of adverse reactions in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group.

CONCLUSIONS

For patients with hypertensive TN, a single ropivacaine stellate nerve block can significantly relieve pain, and has little effect on heart function.