Table 3. Pre-operative and post-operative SNOT-22 total scores and mean otologic symptom scores for whole cohort and subgroups.
Whole Cohort (n=395) | CRSwNP (n=149) | CRSsNP (n=246) | Primary Surgery (n=180) | Revision Surgery (n=215) | ||||||
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Pre-operative mean [SD] | Post-operative mean [SD] | Pre-operative mean [SD] | Post-operative mean [SD] | Pre-operative mean [SD] | Post-operative mean [SD] | Pre-operative mean [SD] | Post-operative mean [SD] | Pre-operative mean [SD] | Post-operative mean [SD] | |
Total score | 53.1[19.7] | 29.0[21.6] | 55.0[20.0] | 28.5[20.8] | 52.0[19.6] | 29.2[22.1] | 51.4 [19.1] | 23.5 [18.4] | 54.6 [20.2] | 33.6 [23.0] |
Ear fullness | 2.3[1.6] | 1.2[1.4] | 2.3[1.6] | 1.0[1.3] | 2.3[1.6] | 1.3[1.4] | 2.3 [1.6] | 0.9 [1.2] | 2.2 [1.6] | 1.4 [1.5] |
Dizziness | 1.3[1.4] | 0.7[1.1] | 1.2[1.4] | 0.6[1.1] | 1.4[1.4] | 0.7[1.2] | 1.4 [1.3] | 0.6 [1.1] | 1.3 [1.5] | 0.7 [1.2] |
Ear pain | 1.2[1.4] | 0.6[1.1] | 1.2[1.4] | 0.5[1.0] | 1.3[1.3] | 0.9[1.1] | 1.2 [1.3] | 0.5 [0.9] | 1.2 [1.4] | 0.8 [1.2] |
All postoperative improvements are significant (p<0.001); CRSwNP, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; CRSsNP, chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps