Sinus Irrigation with N-Acetylcysteine after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Preliminary Report of a Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Jee Hye Wee, Joo Hyun Park, Min Woo Park, Young Seok Choi, Hahn Jin Jung

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Antibiofilm Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine on Staphylococcal Biofilm in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis.Microorganisms · 2025
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Jee Hye WeeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6513-7011

Joo Hyun ParkDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang 10326, Republic of Korea.

Min Woo ParkDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul 05355, Republic of Korea.

Young Seok ChoiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5139-9830

Hahn Jin JungDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6015-7048

Funding

Chungbuk National University 2022101232

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasal irrigation is crucial following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), especially for managing chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This study assessed the effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) irrigation during the post-ESS period of patients with CRS without nasal polyposis. In this prospective, single-blind randomized controlled trial, 49 patients (NAC,

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biofilmschronic rhinosinusitisendoscopic sinus surgeryN-acetylcysteinenasal lavagesino-nasal outcome test

Identifiers

PMID39125554

DOI10.3390/diagnostics14151678

PMCPMC11311464

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