Long-term utility outcomes in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

To define long-term health-state utility outcomes in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for refractory chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

Study design

Prospective, longitudinal, cohort study.

Methods

The short-form (SF)-12 survey was issued to the 168 patients who were enrolled in an initial study evaluating short-term utility outcomes following ESS. SF-12 responses were converted into SF-6D utility scores using the University of Sheffield algorithm. The primary outcome was mean overall long-term utility level following ESS. Secondary outcomes evaluated annual utility level following ESS and utility outcomes for different subgroups of patients with CRS.

Results

A total of 83 patients provided long-term health-state utility outco

SUBMITTER: Rudmik L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3877194 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature