STUDY OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid on blood loss and surgical field quality during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). DESIGN Randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial. SETTING Operating room and postoperative recovery area of a university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS 84 consecutive, adult, ASA physical status 1 and 2 patients undergoi...

Anesthesia technique may contribute to the improvement of operation room (OR) efficiency by reducing anesthesia-controlled time. We compared the difference between propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and desflurane anesthesia (DES) for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) undergoing general anesthesiaWe performed a retrospective study using data collected in our hospital to...

INTRODUCTION Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common diseases in Polish society. According to the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS) 2012 the incidence of CRS among European and US citizens varies from 5 to 16%. Its treatment is based on pharmacotherapy or surgical procedure. The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between general healt...

Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis existing evidence on the role hot saline irrigation (HSI) in patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) its impact visibility surgical field (VSF). Method A search PubMed, Cochrane, Ovid (including Embase, Medline Allied Complementary Medicine Database) databases as well Google Scholar pe...

Introduction Due to the close anatomical relationship between the paranasal sinuses and the orbit, involvement or injury of the orbit from paranasal sinuses procedures may occur. Objectives We aimed to study the early and delayed effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods We included in the study 38 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), undergoing FESS. We p...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Controlled hypotension with balanced anaesthesia minimises blood loss. This study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous clonidine as a single bolus dose to establish controlled hypotension during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). METHODS This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was done in a tertiary hospital in India. Sixty America...

The presence of frontal cells poses unique challenges when using endoscopic approaches. This study describes the use of a balloon dilation system as an aid for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) to access the frontal sinus in cases that would traditionally require open approaches. We present a case series of four patients with chronic rhinosinusitis refractive to medical management who ...

Background: Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a minimally invasive technique, wherein it is aimed to restore sinus ventilation and normal function. The use of the endoscope permits a better view of the surgical field, and this is probably responsible for the lower rate of complications. One of the major problems in FESS is intraoperative bleeding, which reduces visibility in the ope...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)-oriented multimodality treatment in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients with asthma and its impact on asthma. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized cohort. METHODS Twenty-seven CRS patients with asthma who underwent FESS with postoperative topical corticosteroid spray...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) remains a prevalent disease and a major cause of morbidity for many patients and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the gold standard for the treatment of CRS. Many factors contribute to the development of CRS, among others nasal anatomic variation. The authors aim to study the association of concha bullosa and deviated nasal septum with CRS patients requ...