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Trial reportOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2010

Quality-of-life outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery: how long is long enough?

Zachary M Soler, Timothy L Smith

Abstract readClinical TrialComparative StudyMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Systemic and topical antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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  3. Different types of intranasal steroids for chronic rhinosinusitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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  5. Anterior part middle turbinoplasty in endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized controlled study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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  17. Longitudinal stability of chronic rhinosinusitis endotypes.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2019
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  20. THE 2017 13International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Zachary M SolerDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Timothy L Smith

Funding

DETERMINANTS OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN CHRONIC SINUSITISR01DC005805 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI SMITH, TIMOTHY L, SOLER, ZACHARY M · 2004 to 2020
$7.6M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the time interval during which quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes stabilize after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). STUDY

designMulti-institutional, longitudinal cohort.

settingTertiary rhinology centers. SUBJECTS AND

methodsAdults with chronic rhinosinusitis from three medical centers were asked to provide responses to the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSDI) and the Chronic Sinusitis Survey (CSS) at baseline and six months, 12 months, and 20 months after endoscopic sinus surgery. Repeated measures and post-hoc analyses were used to compare QOL scores among follow-up time points. Subgroup analyses were performed in a similar fashion for patients with and without nasal polyposis, asthma, allergies, acetylsalicylic acid intolerance, depression, and previous sinus surgery.

resultsA total of 127 patients provided complete follow-up data for all three time points. Improvement in QOL scores was seen at six months after surgery for both the RSDI and CSS instruments. When comparing changes in mean QOL scores among all follow-up time points, there were no significant differences in either RSDI or CSS total scores (all P ≥ 0.853) or subscale scores (all P ≥ 0.251) between six, 12, and 20 months. Each individual subgroup demonstrated stable QOL scores between six and 20 months' follow-up, including patients with polyposis and those with intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid (all P ≥ 0.275).

conclusionAt a cohort level, improvements in QOL after ESS do not appear to change between six and 20 months. Clinical trial designs incorporating QOL outcomes after ESS should consider the six-month time frame as an appropriate primary end point.

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Quality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedChronic DiseaseEndoscopyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresProspective StudiesRhinitisSinusitisSurveys and Questionnaires

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