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. 2016 Aug 5:16:9.
doi: 10.1186/s12901-016-0030-8. eCollection 2016.

Review article: outcomes in endoscopic sinus surgery

Edward Noon  1 , Claire Hopkins  2
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Review article: outcomes in endoscopic sinus surgery

Edward Noon et al. BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord. .

Abstract

Chronic rhinosinusitis has a significant impact on health-related and generic quality-of-life, has a high cost burden to both society and patients, and may be associated with absenteeism, loss of productivity and poor respiratory function. Though there is a paucity of level 1 evidence, endoscopic sinus surgery may be considered in medically refractory patients and a variety of objective and subjective outcome measures exist to assess the effectiveness of intervention. We outline the outcome measurements available and review in-depth the published outcomes to date. Furthermore we discuss the literature that indicates that endoscopic sinus surgery can have a positive effect on respiratory function in asthma. How patient selection, timing and extent of surgery, and post-operative care interventions may optimise surgical outcomes is explored.

Keywords: Asthma; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Outcome measures; Outcomes; PROMs.

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