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To aggregate clinical evidence evaluating the efficacy of functional rhinoplasty on nasal obstruction using the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) survey.

February 7, 2017Otolaryngology

Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Studies Evaluating Functional Rhinoplasty Outcomes with the NOSE Score

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EFElizabeth FloydAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist SHSandra HoState University of New York PPPrayag PatelRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates substantial reductions in NOSE scores following functional rhinoplasty in patients with nasal obstruction, indicating lasting symptom relief.

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To aggregate clinical evidence evaluating the efficacy of functional rhinoplasty on nasal obstruction using the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) survey.
Queried PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases for studies reporting NOSE scores before and after functional rhinoplasty (defined as nasal valve surgery), identifying 16 eligible studies from 665 screened records.
Conducted random-effects meta-analyses using mean differences and standardized mean differences from baseline to postoperative follow-up, evaluating heterogeneity with the I² statistic.
Mean NOSE scores dropped substantially from moderate to severe baseline obstruction, with absolute reductions of 50 points (95% CI, 45–54) at 3 to 6 months and 43 points (95% CI, 36–51) at 6 to 12 months.
Symptom relief persisted at ≥12 months with an absolute score reduction of 49 points (95% CI, 39–58), although all evaluated postoperative intervals demonstrated high statistical heterogeneity.

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Floyd et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a954dac3d7e4fca39b2ddee https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599817691272

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Systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates substantial reductions in NOSE scores following functional rhinoplasty in patients with nasal obstruction, indicating lasting symptom relief.

Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Studies Evaluating Functional Rhinoplasty Outcomes with the NOSE Score

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Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Studies Evaluating Functional Rhinoplasty Outcomes with the NOSE Score

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