Airflow and symptom outcomes between allergic and non-allergic rhinitis patients from turbinoplasty
Volume: 55 - Issue: 4
First page: 332 - Last page: 338
K. Parthasarathi - J.M. Christensen - R. Alvarado - H.P. Barham - R. Sacks - R.J. Harvey
BACKGROUND: Inferior turbinate procedures are applied to relieve medically refractory nasal obstruction. However, the nature of congestion differs between allergic(AR) and non-allergic rhinitis(NAR). This study compares surgical outcomes between AR and NAR patients.
METHODOLOGY: A case-control study of patients undergoing turbinate with or without septoplasty surgery for nasal obstruction was performed. Patient reported outcomes were: nasal obstruction, global nasal function(GNF), and sino-nasal outcome test(SNOT-22) with rhinitis, facial symptom, sleep and psychological sub-scores. Nasal peak inspiratory flow(NPIF) assessed nasal airflow. Measurements were obtained preoperatively and 3 months postoperatively.
RESULTS:190 patients were assessed. AR had worse obstruction and worse GNF. All outcomes improved post-surgery; nasal obstruction, GNF, SNOT-22, rhinitis-symptoms, facial-symptoms, sleep-function, psychological-function and NPIF. GNF improvement was greater in AR. NPIF improvement was similar between groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Both AR and NAR patients gained benefit from surgery to relieve nasal obstruction. AR patients demonstrate greater improvement in GNF score but allergy management may contribute to this.
Rhinology 55-4: 332-338, 2017
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