A randomized trial examining the effect of pretreatment point-of-care computed tomography imaging on the management of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Tan, Bruce K ^a   Chandra, Rakesh K ^a   Conley, David B ^a   Tudor, Robin Smolak ^a   Kern, Robert C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Diagnostic imaging; Physician's practice patterns; Point of care systems; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALGORITHM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPY; FEE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION FEES; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80053270287     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.20044     Document Type: Article

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