Treatment of Bell’s palsy by subcategory
| “Yes” responses by consultants | “Yes” responses by registrars | “No” responses by consultants | “No” responses by registrars | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you see the patient? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0.642 (0.355 to 11.63) | 0.5 |
| Steroids within 24 h? | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1.389 (0.347 to 5.55) | 0.25 |
| Steroids within 3 d? | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1.68 (0.482 to 5.85) | 0.18 |
| Steroids within 7 d? | 11 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 11.7 (1.35 to 102) | 0.009 |
| Steroids in pregnancy? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0.456 (0.067 to 3.12) | 0.27 |
| Steroids in Ramsay Hunt? | 5 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 0.55 (0.13 to 2.32) | 0.21 |
| Steroids in complete syndrome? | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1.58 (0.44 to 5.64) | 0.20 |
| Steroids in partial syndrome? | 11 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0.9 (0.25 to 3.25) | 0.25 |
| Do you give acyclovir? | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1.29 (0.255 to 6.49) | 0.30 |
| “Yes” responses by Edinburgh neurologists | “Yes” responses by Glasgow neurologists | “No” responses by Edinburgh neurologists | “No” responses by Glasgow neurologists | OR (95%CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. | ||||||
| Do you see the patient? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | NA | |
| Steroids within 24 h? | 5 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0.4 (0.004 to 0.403) | 0.002 |
| Steroids within 3 d? | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0.255 (0.05 to 1.19) | 0.07 |
| Steroids within 7 d? | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0.75 (0.11 to 4.9) | 0.35 |
| Steroids in pregnancy? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0.52 (0.05 to 5.8) | 0.39 |
| Steroids in Ramsay Hunt? | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0.48 (0.08 to 3.03) | 0.26 |
| Steroids in complete syndrome? | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0.12 (0.02 to 0.63) | 0.01 |
| Steroids in partial syndrome? | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0.38 (0.08 to 1.89) | 0.15 |
| Do you give acyclovir? | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.46 (0.04 to 5.3) | 0.37 |