The effects of smoking on short-term quality of life outcomes in sinus surgery
The effects of smoking on short-term quality of life outcomes in sinus surgery
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DOI:
10.1097/mlg.0b013e318145388f
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
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影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Kountakis, Stilianos E.
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作者:
Das, Subinoy;Becker, Adam M.;Kountakis, Stilianos E.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare the short-term benefit of endoscopic sinus surgery for smokers and nonsmokers using a disease specific, clinically validated, quality of life outcomes measure, the Sinonasal Outcomes Test-20 (SNOT-20).Study Design: Prospective clinical trial. Methods: A total of 235 patients were prospectively enrolled at a single tertiary academic center. Preoperative SNOT-20 scores and comprehensive demographic data were obtained. All patients underwent endoscopic sinus surgery under the supervision of the senior author. Preoperative SNOT-20 scores were compared to short-term postoperative SNOT-20 scores.Results: Short-term postoperative results were available for 221 patients for comparison. Preoperative SNOT-20 scores in 49 smokers (mean: 27.8) and 172 nonsmokers (mean: 26.2) were statistically similar. Both smokers and nonsmokers achieved a highly significant reduction in SNOT-20 scores at short-term follow-up evaluations. (P