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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2019

Optimization of the Surgical Field in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: an Evidence-Based Approach.

Saad Alsaleh, Jamil Manji, Amin Javer

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of perioperative lidocaine infusion on surgical field quality during functional endoscopic sinus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.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 · 2024
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  4. Effect of hot saline irrigation on the operative field during endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized controlled trial.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 · 2025
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  5. The effect of intranasal irrigation with epinephrine solution on intraoperative visualization and bleeding during FESS.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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  12. Carotid artery injury in endoscopic endonasal surgery: Risk factors, prevention, and management.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saad AlsalehOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, PO Box 245, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. alssaad@ksu.edu.sa.
Jamil ManjiSt. Paul's Sinus Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Amin JaverSt. Paul's Sinus Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
King Saud Medical City · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe advent of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has enabled the development of minimally invasive surgical procedures in Rhinology. However, proficiency with ESS techniques can still be hampered by poorly controlled bleeding limiting visibility of the surgical field (VSF). This can lead to increased operating time and, more importantly, increased risk of major and minor complications. To optimize the VSF and mitigate the risk of complications, many strategies have been explored. RECENT

findingsThis is a narrative review of the relative risks and benefits of pre- and intra-operative interventions aimed at optimizing intraoperative conditions during ESS. The value of these interventions is determined based on their impact on intraoperative blood loss, time of surgery, and the VSF, and weighed against their adverse event profile. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the evidence relating to the safety and efficacy of interventions used to improve intraoperative conditions during ESS.

Indexed as

AdultEndoscopyFemaleHumansMaleParanasal SinusesBlood lossEndoscopic sinus surgeryEvidence-basedHemostasisRhinosinusitisSurgical field

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PMID30712131
OpenAlexW2911611634

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