Single-blind randomized controlled trial of surfactant vs hypertonic saline irrigation following endoscopic endonasal surgery

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-280

  Farag, Alexander A ^a   Deal, Allison M ^b   Mckinney, Kibwei A ^a   Thorp, Brian D ^a   Senior, Brent A ^a   Ebert, Charles S ^a   Zanation, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Hypertonic; Irrigation; Postoperative; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NASAL BURNING; NASAL LAVAGE; ODOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASTE DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RHINITIS; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SINUSITIS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876123531     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21116     Document Type: Article

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