Determinants of outcomes of sinus surgery: a multi-institutional prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

1) To measure the proportion of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who experience clinically significant improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in a prospective, multi-institutional fashion. 2) To identify preoperative characteristics that predict clinically significant improvement in quality of life (QOL) after ESS.

Study design

Prospective, multi-institutional cohort study.

Setting

Academic tertiary care centers.

Subjects and methods

A total of 302 patients with CRS from three centers were enrolled between July 2004 and December 2008 and followed for an average of 17.4 months postoperatively. Preoperative patient characteristics, CT scan, endoscopy score, and pre- and postoperative quality of life (QOL) data were collected. Univar

SUBMITTER: Smith TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2815335 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature