The Effect of Smoking on Disease Presentation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

✍ Scribed by Renee E. Park; Jamie R. Litvack; Michael R. Lasarev; Timothy L. Smith

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 344 KB
• Volume: 119
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0023-852X
• DOI: 10.1002/lary.20472

✦ Synopsis

OBJECTIVE

Smoking interferes with nasal mucociliary function, which may to lead to mucostasis and inflammation of the sinuses. However, studies evaluating the effect of smoking on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and outcomes of sinus surgery have demonstrated inconsistent results, and the effect of smoking on quality of life in the CRS population is unclear. The purpose of this study is to compare the presentation of illness and disease-severity of CRS in smoking and non-smoking patients.

STUDY DESIGN

Prospective matched cohort study with cross-sectional analysis.