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Snot-22 a Predictive and Assessment Tool for Subjective Improvement After Fess in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common health problem with an estimated prevalence of 6.8% in Asia. The treatment of CRS involves an initial course of maximal medical therapy followed by Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS). Here, we are assessing the outcomes of FESS on CRS using most recent Sino Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) questionnaire, for quantifying changes in symptoms and predicting extent of postoperative improvement. 75 patients who reported in the tertiary health care centre in Department of ENT, MGM Medical College & M.Y. Hospital, Indore and were diagnosed with CRS that did not relieve on medication were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selected cases were asked to answer the SNOT-22 questionnaire before the surgery. FESS was done and after three months, the patients were again subjected to the SNOT-22 questionnaire. There was 83.67% overall improvement in postsurgical SNOT-22 evaluations, which was statistically significant (p value < 0.00001). Most common SNOT-22 symptom was the need to blow nose, which was seen in 28 (93.34%) cases, while ear pain was found in 10 (50%) patients and was the least common SNOT-22 symptom. FESS seems to be effective treatment of CRS patients. We observed SNOT-22 to be very effective and reliable in assessing the Quality of Life in CRS patients and to measure the improvement after FESS.

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    Anshul Sharma, Neha Raghuwanshi, Yamini Gupta, Aparaajita Upadhyay & Rajkumar Mundra

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Sharma, A., Raghuwanshi, N., Gupta, Y. et al. Snot-22 a Predictive and Assessment Tool for Subjective Improvement After Fess in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 1062–1068 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-03582-y

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