From: The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on the course and outcomes of patients with bipolar disorder in a treatment-resistant depressive episode: a 5-year prospective registry
Effect
Hazard ratio
95% CI
lower limit
upper limit
p-value
VNS + TAU vs TAU
1.6
0.98
2.7
0.06
Bipolar II vs bipolar I
0.96
0.6
0.9
VNS vs TAU in bipolar I
2.1
1.0
4.3
0.04
VNS vs TAU in bipolar II
1.3
2.6
0.5