Optimal Device and Regimen of Nasal Saline Treatment for Sinonasal Diseases: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review aimed to systematically determine the optimal nasal saline regimen for different types of sinonasal diseases.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov. The last search was on December 6, 2021.

Review methods

Study selection was done by 2 independent authors. Randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses were included. The effects of nasal saline treatment through various devices, saline tonicities, and buffer statuses were evaluated in patients with allergic and nonallergic rhinitis, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), CRS with cystic fibrosis, and postoperative care, including septoplasty/turbinoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery.

Results

Sixty-nine studies were included: 10 meta-anal

SUBMITTER: Chitsuthipakorn W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201324 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature