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

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Stewart, MG; Smith, TL; Weaver, EM; Witsell, DL; Yueh, B; Hannley, MT; Johnson, JT
Published in: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
March 2004

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to assess disease-specific quality of life outcomes after nasal septoplasty in adults with nasal obstruction. DESIGN, SETTINGS, AND PATIENTS: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with septal deformity, nasal septoplasty results in significant improvement in disease-specific quality of life, high patient satisfaction, and decreased medication use.

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Published In

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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ISSN

0194-5998

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

130

Issue

3

Start / End Page

283 / 290

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Quality of Life
  • Prospective Studies
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
  • Nose Diseases
  • Nasal Septum
  • Nasal Obstruction
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Stewart, M. G., Smith, T. L., Weaver, E. M., Witsell, D. L., Yueh, B., Hannley, M. T., & Johnson, J. T. (2004). Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 130(3), 283–290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2003.12.004
Stewart, Michael G., Timothy L. Smith, Edward M. Weaver, David L. Witsell, Bevan Yueh, Maureen T. Hannley, and Jonas T. Johnson. “Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130, no. 3 (March 2004): 283–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2003.12.004.
Stewart MG, Smith TL, Weaver EM, Witsell DL, Yueh B, Hannley MT, et al. Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Mar;130(3):283–90.
Stewart, Michael G., et al. “Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, vol. 130, no. 3, Mar. 2004, pp. 283–90. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2003.12.004.
Stewart MG, Smith TL, Weaver EM, Witsell DL, Yueh B, Hannley MT, Johnson JT. Outcomes after nasal septoplasty: results from the Nasal Obstruction Septoplasty Effectiveness (NOSE) study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Mar;130(3):283–290.
Journal cover image

Published In

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

DOI

ISSN

0194-5998

Publication Date

March 2004

Volume

130

Issue

3

Start / End Page

283 / 290

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Quality of Life
  • Prospective Studies
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
  • Nose Diseases
  • Nasal Septum
  • Nasal Obstruction
  • Male
  • Humans