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ArticleAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2025

Patient compliance with medications, nasal douching, smoking cessation and long-term outcomes of surgical septorhinoplasty - a prospective series of 56 cases.

A Garrard, T Davies, N Walker, H Raja

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Article in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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A GarrardArrowe Park Hospital, UK.
T DaviesArrowe Park Hospital, UK.
N WalkerCountess of Chester Hospital, UK.
H RajaWarrington and Halton Teaching Hospital, UK.

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Abstract

introductionSeptorhinoplasty addresses both functional and cosmetic concerns with the nose and has been shown to have consistent, long-term benefits for patients. Nasal irrigation and medication such as antimicrobials are prescribed postoperatively to improve outcomes. Patient compliance with these interventions and outcomes of surgery have not been described. We aim to describe what the effects of compliance with these interventions may be in long-term follow-up.

methodsPatients undergoing septorhinoplasty were reviewed prospectively from 2015 to 2022. At time of operation, patients were prescribed medications, saline douching and given smoking cessation advice. Patients underwent rhinoplasty outcomes evaluation (ROE) preoperatively, at four weeks, and 3, 12, 24 and 36 months postoperatively. Compliance with postoperative interventions was measured at four weeks. Statistical tests were performed.

resultsA total of 56 patients underwent septorhinoplasty. Preoperative ROE scores were improved significantly at all stages of postprocedure follow-up (

conclusionsOur data represent the only series of patient-reported outcomes from septorhinoplasty patients where compliance with nasal irrigation, smoking cessation and antimicrobials is considered. Compliance with nasal irrigation, topical antimicrobials or smoking cessation did not influence postoperative ROE scores.

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Nasal LavageNasal SeptumPatient ComplianceRhinoplastySmoking CessationAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative CareProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultComplianceOutcomesPatientRhinoplasty

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PMCPMC12043364

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