Review reveals substantial indirect costs and general health burdens in chronic rhinosinusitis, highlighting the need for cost-effective healthcare resource allocation.
CRS is a common disease with a large and vast symptom burden with high indirect costs. Although clinicians are focused by guidelines on sinus-specific symptoms, patients seem to be most impacted by the general-health-related consequences of CRS. An expanded understanding of the extent and costs of these symptoms will allow for a cost-effective allocation of limited health care resources.
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