ArticleInternational forum of allergy & rhinology2015
Does comorbid obesity impact quality of life outcomes in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery?
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- Prevalence and predictors of depression and anxiety in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Sino-Nasal outcome test-22 outcomes after sinus surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Laryngoscope · 2018Pooled it
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- Bariatric Surgery Lowers Incidence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Obesity and Its Impact on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Obesity: Next game changer of allergic airway diseases?Clinical and translational medicine · 2025Review
- Effect of Body Weight on Response to Nasal Glucocorticoid Treatment in Allergic Rhinitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Improvement in Nasal Obstruction and Quality of Life after Nasal Septoplasty with Turbinoplasty: A Pre- and Post-study.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- Cumulative comorbidity burden does not worsen outcomes in management of chronic rhinosinusitis.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2022Article
- Quality-of-life improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.) · 2017Article
- Health utility values for patients with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery: a nested case control study.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundBoth obesity and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are characterized by inflammation. Furthermore, both disease processes are independently associated with decreases in quality-of-life (QOL). We sought to investigate the role of comorbid obesity in QOL outcomes in CRS patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).
methodsAdult patients with medically refractory CRS (n = 241) were prospectively enrolled into a multi-institutional treatment outcomes investigation. Body mass index (BMI) calculations were used to differentiate patient weight groups (normal weight: 18.5 to 24.9, overweight: 25.0 to 29.9; and obese: ≥30.0). Preoperative and postoperative QOL (Rhinosinusitis Disability Index [RSDI] and the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test [SNOT-22]) were evaluated compared across BMI groups and obesity subclasses.
resultsThe prevalence of comorbid obesity was 41% (n = 99). Higher prevalence of comorbid disease was found across increasing BMI groups including diabetes mellitus, asthma, and depression. No significant differences were found in mean preoperative QOL measures between any BMI groups. Significant improvement between preoperative and postoperative QOL mean scores (p ≤ 0.050) was found for all BMI groups. Despite no significant difference in mean QOL improvement between BMI groups (p ≥ 0.142), overweight and obese patients reported reduced relative mean percentage (%) improvement compared to normal weight participants on the RSDI total score (33% and 37% vs 55%, respectively) and SNOT-22 total score (29% and 40% vs 48%, respectively).
conclusionPatients with comorbid obesity experience significant improvement in average QOL gains following ESS though the percentage of relative improvement in QOL may be decreased in patients with comorbid obesity and CRS as compared to those without.
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