TABLE 2.
Question | Round | Question/statement | Consensus (% agree, disagree [all others neutral]) | Accepted (yes/no) |
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1 | 1 | Steroid‐eluting stent placement should only be considered in sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps | 14%, 57% | |
2 | Steroid‐eluting stent placement should primarily be considered in sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps | 67%, 16% | No | |
2 | 1 | Steroid‐eluting stent placement could be considered in sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps | 92%, 8% | |
2 | Steroid‐eluting stent placement could be considered in sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps | 92%, 0% | Yes | |
6 | 1 | No more than 2 steroid‐eluting stents should be placed in each sinonasal cavity | 50%, 0% | |
2 | Only one steroid‐eluting stent should generally be used in each sinonasal cavity | 58%, 25% | No | |
8 | 1 | Propel should never be placed in an acutely infected field | 25%, 21% | |
2 | PROPEL can be considered for placement in an acutely infected field if the surgeon believes it is in the best interest of the patient | 58%, 25% | No | |
11 | 1 | SINUVA should only be placed if a total ethmoidectomy has been performed | 71%, 14% | |
2 | SINUVA is most optimally positioned only if total ethmoidectomy has been performed | 83%, 17% | Yes |
Note: Question 2 was resurveyed despite reaching agreement as it was directly correlated with question 1.