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From: Effectiveness and safety of stellate ganglion block with trioxygen autologous blood retransfusion therapy for facial postherpetic neuralgia in elderly patients

Fig. 4

DV and DJ values in the four groups. The scores were demonstrated by violin-whiskers plots, with the median values was showed by solid line and the interquartile range was presented by dotted line. (A) DV value in the four groups. The DV value in the DS Group was significantly higher compared to the D Group (p < 0.05). The DV values in the DT Group and DST Group were even more significantly elevated compared to the D Group (p < 0.001), with the DST Group showing the largest increase (p < 0.0001). No significant difference was observed between the DV values of the DS Group and DT Group (p > 0.05), but both were significantly lower than the DV value of the DST Group when compared individually (p < 0.05). (B) DJ value in the four groups. The DJ value in the DS Group was significantly higher than in the D Group (p < 0.05). The DJ values in the DT Group and DST Group were significantly greater than in the D Group (p < 0.001), with the DST Group showing the most substantial increase (p < 0.0001). No significant difference was found between the DJ values of DS and DT Groups (p > 0.05). However, when compared to the DST Group, the DJ value in the DS Group was significantly lower (p < 0.001), and the DJ value in the DT group was slightly smaller than that in the DST Group (p < 0.05). D drug therapy, DS drug combined stellate ganglion block therapy, DT drug combined trioxygen autologous blood retransfusion therapy, DST drug combined stellate ganglion block and trioxygen autologous blood retransfusion therapy. DV and DJ represent the difference of VAS scores and self-rating anxiety scores between Day 1 and Day 15 respectively.

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