Is greater antibiotic therapy prior to ESS associated with differences in surgical outcomes in CRS?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Antibiotics have been a mainstay of chronic rhinosinusitis therapy; however, data suggest that antibiotics may also result in several adverse unintended consequences. We aimed to evaluate if greater antibiotic use prior to sinus surgery was associated with differences in surgical outcomes.

Methods

Adult CRS patients enrolled in a prospective, multi-institutional, observational cohort study were asked to recall systemic antibiotic use in the 90 days prior to endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Antibiotic use was examined in relation to demographics, disease characteristics, and outcomes.

Results

Data were collected for 271 study participants followed for a mean of 14.9 [± 5.1] months across four institutions, with a mean preoperative antibiotic use of 27.8 [± 22.

SUBMITTER: Ramakrishnan VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6402589 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature