Open AccessDefining appropriateness criteria for endoscopic sinus surgery during management of uncomplicated adult chronic rhinosinusitis: a RAND/UCLA appropriateness study
Author(s) -
Luke Rudmik,
Zachary M. Soler,
Claire Hopkins,
Rodney J. Schlosser,
Anju T. Peters,
Andrew A. White,
Richard R. Orlandi,
Wytske Fokkens,
Richard Douglas,
Timothy L. Smith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhino16.023
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic rhinosinusitis , endoscopic sinus surgery , nasal polyps , delphi method , sinusitis , surgery , statistics , mathematics
Appropriate indications for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are currently poorly defined. The lack of clear surgical indications for ESS likely contributes to the large geographic variation in surgical rates and contributes to reduced quality of care. The objective of this study was to define appropriateness criteria for ESS during management of adult patients with uncomplicated CRS.