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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2023

Association of ethnicity and time to surgery among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.

Benjamin Tam, Casey Collet, Jessica Le, Ido Badash, Erick Garcia, Bozena Wrobel, Dale Rice, Kevin Hur

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Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Impact of Life-Context Factors on Chronic Rhinosinusitis 22-Item Sinonasal Outcomes Test: Systematic Review + Meta-Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Benjamin TamKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7559-3849
Casey ColletKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
Jessica LeKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
Ido BadashCaruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-1738
Erick GarciaCaruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
Bozena WrobelCaruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
Dale RiceCaruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.
Kevin HurCaruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7016-4375

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Determine factors associated with delayed endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary care academic center. Patients were included in the study if they were at least 18 years old and underwent surgery for CRS. Electronic medical records were retrospectively reviewed to collect demographic and clinical data. Patients with CRS secondary to another pathology such as malignancy were excluded. Multiple linear regression was performed to determine factors associated with the number of days between a patient's preoperative consultation and the date of surgery. Results: A total of 103 patients with a mean age of 46.6 ± 16.8 years were included in the analysis; 51.5% of patients were females, 46.6% identified as White, and 29.1% identified as Hispanic. The majority of patients (67.0%) had preferred provider organization health insurance; 43.7% of patients had nasal polyps, 70.9% had a deviated nasal septum, and the mean preoperative Sinonasal Outcomes Test-22 (SNOT-22) score was 41.0 ± 23.8. The mean time to surgery after the final preoperative visit was 71.7 days ± 65.6 days. Hispanic ethnicity was associated with increased time to surgery ( Conclusion: Hispanic ethnicity may be an independent predictor of increased time to sinus surgery independent of disease severity and other demographic variables. Level of Evidence: 2b.

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chronic rhinosinusitisendoscopic sinus surgeryhealth disparities

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PMID38130267
PMCPMC10731491

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