Sinonasal Outcome Test (Snot-22) Scores as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients Undergoing Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) for Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) at a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern Nepal
Abstract:Background: Sino nasal outcome test (SNOT) is a subjective tool in which both nasal and health-related symptomatic improvements are assessed in cases of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS). We aim to report the demography of CRS patients and magnitude of symptoms, along with its improvement over time after the surgery, using SNOT questionnaire.
Methods: A hospital based prospective, descriptive study was done in 35 patients with medically refractory CRS cases who underwent Functional endoscopic sinus surgey (FESS), o… Show more
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