The outcome of septorhinoplasty surgery on olfactory function
| Autor: | Lulu Ritchie, Natalie Anne Watson, Premjit S Randhawa, Peter Andrews, Natasha Choudhury, Matthias Lechner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male Olfactory system medicine.medical_specialty Visual Analog Scale Visual analogue scale medicine.medical_treatment Olfaction Rhinoplasty 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Throat medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Prospective cohort study Nose Nasal Septum business.industry Surgery Smell Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Taste 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Quality of Life Female business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Otolaryngology. 41:15-20 |
| ISSN: | 1749-4478 |
| Popis: | Objectives To assess olfactory outcomes in patients undergoing septorhinoplasty surgery in our unit. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London. Participants Forty-three patients undergoing functional septorhinoplasty (Males = 26; mean age = 34.1 ± 12.2) were recruited into the study. Main outcome measures The primary outcome of olfactory function was assessed using ‘Sniffin sticks’. Our secondary outcomes were assessment of patient quality of life using the disease specific Sino-nasal Outcome Test-23 questionnaire (SNOT-23) and a visual analogue scale for sense of smell. These measures were repeated at 12 weeks post operatively. Results There was a significant change in the Sniffin’ sticks score post-operatively (8.3 versus 9.6; P |
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