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Comparative study on efficacy of SNOT 22 outcome in nasal surgery using teflon splinting for chronic rhinosinusitis

Background CRS is defined as inflammation in the nose and paranasal sinus and it is characterized by two or more cardinal symptoms. There is a growing need for a simple, reliable, system-specific standardized outcome measure that can help us explore CRS in a more uniform way and help us to take into account patients’ HRQoL. SNOT covers a broad range of health and health-related quality of life problems including physical problems, functional limitations, and emotional consequences.

Methods we report a case series of 60 patients, divided into 2 groups of 30 each. 1st group underwent FESS+septoturbinoplasty while the 2nd group underwent FESS+septoturbinoplasty with teflon splinting. Patients were asked to score their symptoms on SNOT 22 questionnaire pre-operatively and post-operatively.

Results Significant changes were noted in nasal related and quality of life domain and less significant changes noted in ear/facial related and psychological domains in group 2.

Conclusions patient-based outcome measures like SNOT 22, is helpful tool for quantifying changes in symptoms and useful for predicting post-operative improvement. It is both patient and researcher-friendly.