Assessment of quality of life and nasal peak flow in the post-operative surgery of rhinoseptoplasty and lower turbinectomy
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https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-4840.2025v27a4Keywords:
Rinoplasty, Nasal Septum/surgery, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, Nasal Obstruction, Visual Analog ScaleAbstract
Objectives: To compare three subjective methods with an objective method for evaluating nasal obstruction in patients undergoing functional nasal surgeries and to analyze the effectiveness of these surgeries in the early (35 to 45 days) and late (six months) postoperative periods. Methods: Thirty-five patients undergoing functional nasal surgery were evaluated at three different time points: preoperatively, early postoperatively (30 to 45 days), and late postoperatively (after six months), using the objective method Inspiratory Nasal Peak Flow and subjective scales - Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Nasal Index Score (NIS), and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale. Results: All methods proved efficient in evaluating patients undergoing rhinoseptoplasty and inferior turbinectomy with nasal obstruction in the early and late postoperative periods. Inspiratory Nasal Peak Flow showed an average improvement of 100% in inspiratory flow. The subjective scales NOSE, NIS, and VAS also showed significant improvement in nasal obstruction and quality of life. When comparing the NOSE, NIS, and VAS scales with Inspiratory Nasal Peak Flow, no disparity was found between the preoperative results and the early and late postoperative results. Conclusion: There is a strong correlation between the methods used (NOSE, NIS, VAS, and Inspiratory Nasal Peak Flow) and the clinical status of the patients, making any of them suitable for evaluating nasal obstruction and quality of life.
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