Productivity outcomes following endoscopic sinus surgery for recurrent acute rhinosinusitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

We sought to evaluate preoperative and postoperative productivity losses and quality of life (QOL) impairment reported by patients with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis (RARS) as compared to patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP).

Study design

Prospective, multi-institutional, nested case-control.

Methods

Participants with RARS (n = 20) and CRSsNP (n = 20) undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) were enrolled as part of a prospective cohort study. For comparison, participants diagnosed with RARS cases were age/gender-matched to control participants diagnosed with CRSsNP using a 1:1 ratio.

Results

RARS and CRSsNP participants were followed for ∼14 months postoperatively. Productivity losses were reported as th

SUBMITTER: Steele TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4842089 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature