The effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on quality of life and absenteeism in patients with chronic rhinosinuitis - a multi-centre study.

CONCLUSIONS: This prospective study showed that ESS significantly improved the HRQOL and decreased absenteeism of patients with CRSw/sNP. Shorter duration of disease and Need to blow nose and Blockage/congestion of nose of SNOT-22 were identified as predictive factors for good surgical outcome.
PMID: 28624844 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rhinology - June 19, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Rhinology Source Type: research