The current management of rhinosinusitis
| dc.contributor.author | Carey, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wormald, P. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description.abstract | • Most cases of acute rhinosinusitis are viral and will settle without the need for antibiotics. • Uncomplicated chronic rhinosinusitis may require directed antibiotics and two to three months of nasal corticosteroids and saline douches before medical management can be said to have failed. • In carefully selected patients, functional endoscopic sinus surgery will produce satisfactory outcomes in 85 to 90% of patients. • If complications develop or the patient is immunocompromised, urgent referral to an otolaryngologist is mandatory. • In the absence of facilities for CT scanning, plain sinus radiographs have a role in confirming the diagnosis. | |
| dc.description.uri | http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=159271376&ETOC=RN&from=searchengine | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Medicine Today: the peer reviewed journal of clinical practice, 2004; 5(11):27-32 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1443-430X | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Wormald, P. [0000-0001-7753-7277] | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/10441 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Medicine Today Pty Ltd | |
| dc.title | The current management of rhinosinusitis | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published |