Limited evidence: Higher efficacy of nasal saline irrigation over nasal saline spray in chronic rhinosinusitis - An update and reanalysis of the evidence base

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-21

  Van Den Berg, Jelle W G ^a   De Nier, Linden M ^a   Kaper, Nina M ^a   Schilder, Anne G M ^a,b   Venekamp, Roderick P ^a   Grolman, Wilko ^a   Van Der Heijden, Geert J M G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chronic rhinosinusitis; evidence based medicine; nasal saline irrigation; nasal saline spray; treatment

Indexed keywords

ISOTONIC SOLUTION; NOSE SPRAY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANOSMIA; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MAXILLARY SINUS; NASAL LAVAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84890821820     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599813510885     Document Type: Review

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