Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study

Michael G Stewart; Timothy L Smith; Edward M Weaver; David L Witsell; Bevan Yueh; Maureen T Hannley; Jonas T Johnson; Nose Study Investigators

doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2003.12.004

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Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study

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Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study

Michael G Stewart, Timothy L Smith, Edward M Weaver, David L Witsell, Bevan Yueh, Maureen T Hannley, Jonas T Johnson and Nose Study Investigators

Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Vol.130(3), pp.283-290

03/2004

DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.12.004

PMID: 15054368

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Abstract

Our goal was to assess disease-specific quality of life outcomes after nasal septoplasty in adults with nasal obstruction. We conducted a prospective observational outcomes multicenter study with 14 sites and 16 investigators, including private practice and academic settings. Patients had had septal deviation and symptomatic nasal obstruction for at least 3 months, and medical management had failed. Patients with septal deviation completed a validated outcomes instrument (the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness [NOSE] scale) before and 3 and 6 months after septoplasty, with or without partial turbinectomy. Fifty-nine patients underwent surgery; there was a significant improvement in mean NOSE score at 3 months after septoplasty (67.5 versus 23.1, P < 0.0001), and this improvement was unchanged at 6 months. Patient satisfaction was very high, and patients used significantly fewer nasal medications. In patients with septal deformity, nasal septoplasty results in significant improvement in disease-specific quality of life, high patient satisfaction, and decreased medication use.

Quality of Life

Adult

Female

Humans

Male

Nasal Obstruction - etiology

Nasal Obstruction - surgery

Nasal Septum - surgery

Nose Diseases - complications

Nose Diseases - surgery

Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures - methods

Prospective Studies

Treatment Outcome

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Title: Subtitle: Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study
Creators: Michael G Stewart - Baylor College of Medicine
Timothy L Smith - Medical College of Wisconsin
Edward M Weaver - University of Washington
David L Witsell - Duke University
Bevan Yueh - University of Washington
Maureen T Hannley - American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
Jonas T Johnson - University of Pittsburgh
Nose Study Investigators
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Vol.130(3), pp.283-290
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.12.004
PMID: 15054368
NLM abbreviation: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
ISSN: 0194-5998
eISSN: 1097-6817
Grant note: HL068849 / NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL068849 / NHLBI NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/2004
Academic Unit: Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984966747302771

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