Hospitalizations and severe complications following acute sinusitis in general practice: a registry-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate complication rates of acute sinusitis in general practice, and whether antibiotic prescribing had an impact on complication rate.

Methods

All adult patients diagnosed with sinusitis in Norwegian general practice between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2019 were included. GP consultation data from the Norwegian Control and Payment for Health Reimbursements Database were linked with antibiotic prescriptions (Norwegian Prescription Database) and hospital admissions (Norwegian Patient Registry). Main outcomes were sinusitis-related hospitalizations and severe complications within 30 days. Logistic regression was used to estimate associations between antibiotic prescriptions, prespecified risk factors, individual GP prescribing quintile, and outcomes.

Results

SUBMITTER: Skow M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477136 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature