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Nasal endoscopy, room filtration, and aerosol concentrations during live outpatient encounters: a prospective, case ‐control study
ConclusionUsing advanced instrumentation and a comparative study design, aerosol concentration was shown to be no greater during nasal endoscopy versus no endoscopy encounters. HEPA filter utilization reduced aerosol concentrations significantly faster than no HEPA filter.
Source: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology - August 6, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Amarbir S. Gill, Kamaljeet Kaur, Paige Shipman, Jorgen Sumsion, Marc Error, Kerry Kelly, Jeremiah A. Alt Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Comorbidities in patients with all‐positive symptoms on sinonasal outcomes test quality‐of‐life instrument
ConclusionThe SNOT‐20 questionnaire assists clinicians to monitor outcomes in patients treated for CRS. However, clinicians should suspect other underlying chronic conditions in SNOT‐20 pan‐positive patients. Level of Evidence3B. Laryngoscope, 2015
Source: The Laryngoscope - July 7, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Alexander Caten, Christopher Johnson, David Jang, Jose Gurrola, Stilianos Kountakis Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research

Bony erosion patterns in patients with allergic fungal sinusitis.
CONCLUSION: Younger age and African American race were found to significantly correlate with bony erosion in AFS, which indicated that a more severe inflammatory response was mounted in these patient groups. As expected, higher Lund-Mackay scores correlated with the severity of erosion. The lack of correlation with SNOT-20 scores indicated the insidious nature of this destructive disease. The level of evidence is 4. PMID: 26163244 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - July 1, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: White LC, Jang DW, Yelvertan JC, Kountakis SE Tags: Am J Rhinol Allergy Source Type: research

Aspirin sensitivity does not compromise quality‐of‐life outcomes in patients with samter's triad
ConclusionsAlthough Samter's triad patients present with more severe disease and are more likely to undergo revision surgery, they have postoperative quality‐of‐life outcomes that are comparable to patients with eCRSwP who are not aspirin sensitive. This is the first study to utilize a disease‐specific, validated outcomes instrument in comparing Samter's triad patients with aspirin‐tolerant patients who have nasal polyposis and tissue eosinophilia. Level of Evidence4. Laryngoscope, 2013
Source: The Laryngoscope - June 28, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: David W. Jang, Brett T. Comer, Vasileios A. Lachanas, Stilianos E. Kountakis Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research

Aspirin sensitivity does not compromise quality of life outcomes in patients with Samter's triad
ConclusionAlthough Samter's triad patients present with more severe disease and are more likely to undergo revision surgery, they have postoperative quality‐of‐life outcomes that are comparable to patients with eCRSwP who are not aspirin sensitive. This is the first study to utilize a disease‐specific, validated outcomes instrument in comparing Samter's triad patients with aspirin tolerant patients who have nasal polyposis and tissue eosinophilia.
Source: The Laryngoscope - May 27, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: David W. Jang, Brett T. Comer, Vasileios Lachanas, Stilianos E. Kountakis Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research

Teaching and assessing endoscopic sinus surgery skills on a validated low‐cost task trainer
Conclusions:The sinus surgery task trainer provides an effective means of teaching and evaluating nasal endoscopy and basic sinus surgery skills for novice surgeons. With repeated practice, there was significant improvement in performance. An OSATS using the sinus surgery task trainer suggests that we can effectively measure endoscopic sinus surgery ability with the potential to reliably determine competency outside the operating room.
Source: The Laryngoscope - January 3, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Matthew K. Steehler, Eugenia E. Chu, Hana Na, Michael J. Pfisterer, Hosai N. Hesham, Sonya Malekzadeh Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research