Symptom relief after endoscopic sinus surgery: an outcomes-based study.

摘要: Previous studies of patients outcomes after sinus surgery have generally described only a summary measure overall change in symptoms or health status. This paper describes an outcomes-based longitudinal study symptom prevalence among thirty-one treated with endoscopic for chronic sinusitis. Patients completed structured data collection forms to quantify the commonly experienced sinus-related during eight-week period both before and six months undergoing surgery. Significant decreases nasal (post-surgery versus pre-surgery) were noted headaches, drainage, congestion, infection, breathing difficulties. In addition, proportion subjects who rated their current as "better" compared one year previously increased from 27% pre-surgery 58% These findings aid quantifying magnitude improvement by provide further evidence that represents effective treatment