Cardiff University, U.K.

Nasal septal surgery patient selection is improved with a subjective ordinal scale

Published in Physician Law Weekly, September 27th, 2006

The use of a subjective ordinal scale to measure partitioning of airflow greatly increases the specificity of patient selection for nasal septal surgery.

Investigators in Wales conducted a study "to investigate the use of subjective measures to assist the surgeon in patient selection for septal surgery. This was a prospective, observational study, approved by local ethics committee, and conducted in the ENT outpatient department, University Hospital of Wales."

J.M. Boyce and colleagues, Cardiff University, wrote, "Forty-six participants on the waiting list for septal surgery for nasal obstruction were included. Main outcome measures were measurement...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-09-27)

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