Early postoperative care following endoscopic sinus surgery: An evidence-based review with recommendations

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 417-430

  Rudmik, Luke ^a   Soler, Zachary M ^b   Orlandi, Richard R ^c   Stewart, Michael G ^d   Bhattacharyya, Neil ^e,f   Kennedy, David W ^g   Smith, Timothy L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Evidence based medicine; Postoperative care; Sinusitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN PLUS DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUTICASONE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; DIARRHEA; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSOMNIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MOOD DISORDER; NASAL LAVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NASAL SPRAYS; PARANASAL SINUSES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SINUSITIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 84861409772     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.20072     Document Type: Article

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