Clinical and economic benefits of image-guided system in functional endoscopicsinus surgery: a retrospective chart review study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Image-guided system (IGS) has been gradually applied in the field of rhinology, making functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) a truly minimally invasive and precise surgery. This study was based on real-world data from China hospitals and aimed to evaluate the clinical and economic benefits of the IGS navigation system in FESS.

Methods

This was a two-center retrospective chart review of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who underwent FESS, including open frontal sinus between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2019 in China. The intervention group consisted of 100 patients who underwent FESS with the IGS navigation system (IGS group), and the control group consisted of 100 patients who underwent conventional FESS (Non-IGS group). Data were collected from surgica

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature