Can the Sino-nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) be used as a reliable outcome measure for successful septal surgery?
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Otolaryngology
- Vol. 28 (1), 43-47
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2273.2003.00663.x
Abstract
Can the Sino‐nasal Outcome Test (SNOT‐22) be used as a reliable outcome measure for successful septal surgery? Septoplasty and submucous resection are common procedures in the UK. This study looks prospectively at 40 patients undergoing surgery at two hospitals. A pre‐ and postoperative assessment (3 months) was made using the Sino‐nasal Outcome Test. This test was originally designed for rhinosinusitis but our study suggests that it is a useful tool in nasal septal surgery, in that it combines both nasal specific and general health questions, which can be analysed individually or together. Improvements in nasal obstruction (75%), facial pain (33%) and catarrh (10%) were noted.Keywords
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