Betahistine vs cinnarizine a treatment for vertigo in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a retrospective cohort evaluation of treatment results at the emergency department of De La Salle University Medical Center

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Research

Abstract

This study was a retrospective, cohort study carried out by the researcher at the De La Salle University Medical Center-Emergency Department, a training hospital with an ED census of about 35,000 visits annually. The study took into accout patients aging between 19 to 70 year old who sough consult at the emergency department of De La Salle University Medical Center compalaining dizziness between the months of July 2014 to October 2014. Patient's data was collected from the medical records. Statistical analyses was performed using the Chi-square method and getting the risk ratio, computing for the relief of vertigo using Betahistine and Cinnarizine considering a 95% confidence interval. The researcher was summarized the subjects' characteristics and clinical findings using percentage means with standard deviations for variables. The study concluded that it was seen in the comparison on the result in relief of vertigo symptoms seen at the De La Salle University Medical Center Emergency Deparmtnet, Betahistine was more effective compared to Cinnarizine in relieving vertigo symptoms.

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