Observational studyEuropean 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 Surgery2019
Prognostic factors for outcome after septoplasty in 888 patients from the Swedish National Septoplasty Register.
Observational study in 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, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Exploring the Relationships Between Clinical Examination Findings, Subjective Reported Symptoms and Objective Nasal Patency Measures in Nasal Obstruction: A Baseline NAIROS Sub-Study Analysis.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of septoplasty compared to medical management in adults with obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum: the NAIROS RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Trial
- Clinical Practice and Outcome of Septoplasty-A Retrospective Study of 11,714 Surgeries in Sweden 2014-2023.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Relationship between clinical examination findings and objective nasal patency measures in structural nasal obstruction: a systematic review.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2025Article
- Septoplasty: defining a desirable clinical outcome according to baseline symptom scores.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- CT analysis of the anterior nasal airway based on the direction of nasal airflow in patients with nasal obstruction and trauma controls.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 · 2023Article
- Improvement in Nasal Obstruction and Quality of Life after Nasal Septoplasty with Turbinoplasty: A Pre- and Post-study.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- A comparison of men and women undergoing septoplasty-the Swedish national septoplasty register.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Unmet challenges in septoplasty-nordic studies from a uniform healthcare and geographical area.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Surgery to relieve nasal obstruction: outcome for 366 patients operated on by one senior surgeon.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 · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to identify predictors of outcome after septoplasty in 888 patients from the Swedish National Septoplasty Register. METHODOLOGY: This is an observational register study analysing data from patients undergoing septoplasty in Sweden between 2015 and 2016. The patients reported severity of nasal obstruction (mild, moderate, severe) pre- and again 12 months postoperatively (none, mild, moderate, severe), unplanned visits within 30 days after surgery. The examining doctor reported co-morbidities such as allergic rhinitis and snoring. The primary end-point was one level improvement of the nasal obstruction 12 months after surgery.
resultsNasal obstruction had improved in 63% 12 months after surgery. Twelve months after surgery, 81% with severe nasal obstruction and 31% with mild nasal obstruction before surgery had improved. Only 56% reported that the results of the surgery were as they had expected. Higher patient age at surgery, no unplanned visits within 1 month of surgery and activity limitation before surgery were associated with improvements in nasal breathing in the logistic regression model.
conclusionSeptoplasty should be offered to patients with severe nasal obstruction and surgery should be avoided in mild nasal obstruction confirmed by both an improvement in nasal obstruction and patient expectations in this study.
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