EFFECTIVENESS OF ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY ON NASAL OBSTRUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS

Abstract

It has been demonstrated that CRS significantly affects quality of life, sometimes more so than other chronic conditions such as COPD or angina. Even with the availability of efficient medical treatments, there are still certain people who may need surgery. In early investigations of endoscopic sinus surgery, objective markers of surgery, such as endoscopic appearances or changes in CT scans, were frequently reported as the main outcome. However, there has been a growing recognition that the patient's perspective on outcome is the most crucial since the development of subjective outcome measurements using validated, disease-specific instruments (PROMs [Patient Reported Outcome Measures]). The purpose of this study was to subjectively assess the effectiveness of endoscopic sinus surgery on nasal obstruction, which is a cardinal symptom of CRS.