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Postoperative care in functional endoscopic sinus surgery?
Author(s) -
Fernandes Sylvester Valentine
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/00005537-199906000-00020
Subject(s) - functional endoscopic sinus surgery , medicine , endoscopic sinus surgery , surgery , general surgery , sinusitis
Objective : To assess the value of nonintervention after FESS. Study Design : Prospective study. Methods : Fifty‐five patients with diagnosed chronic rhinosinusitis who failed adequate medical therapy were subjected to FESS. No postoperative care, apart from nasal douching with hypertonic saline after the tenth postoperative day, was done. No antibiotics or steroids were administered routinely. Because 10 patients were not available for follow‐up, only 45 patients were included in the study. Results : Success rate judged by at least 50% subjective improvement of symptoms was 95.5%. However, all patients derived some benefit. The occurrence of postoperative synechiae is discussed. Conclusions : The usefulness of postoperative care of the FESS cavity needs reappraisal. Key Words : Postoperative care in FESS, functional endoscopic sinus surgery, FESS.