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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Prevalence of pus in radiologically diseased sinuses in patients undergoing surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis |
Author: | Robinson, S. Der-Haroutian, V. Grove, D. Rees, G. Wormald, P. |
Citation: | Otolaryngology, 2005; 133(2):181-184 |
Publisher: | Mosby Inc |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISSN: | 0194-5998 1097-6817 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Simon Robinson, Vanik Der-Haroutian, David Grove, Guy Rees and Peter John Wormald |
Abstract: | Objective To establish the prevalence of pus in radiologically diseased sinuses in patients undergoing sinus surgery and to correlate this with the bacterial load in the sinuses. Study deign and setting A prospective study performed on adult patients with the diagnosis of chronic sinusitis undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery at an Adelaide group of academic hospitals. In 45 consecutive and unselected patients, a radiologically diseased sinus was surgically opened, and a specially designed suction aspirator was placed into the sinus under endoscopic control. These aspirates were Gram stained and cultured to quantify the polymorphonuclear neutrophil count, bacterial flora, and bacterial colony count. The CT scans of all patients were graded by using the Lund-Mackay scoring system. Results A variety of bacteria, most commonly staphylococci, were cultured from a radiologically diseased sinus in 88% of patients. There was no correlation between the bacterial colony count and presence of pus, and only 11% of patients had microscopic evidence of inflammation in sinus aspirates. There was no correlation between the Lund-Mackay CT score and the presence of pus in the sinus. Conclusions The majority of patients undergoing surgery for chronic sinusitis did not have a purulent exudate, and there was no correlation with the bacterial load. The usefulness of antibiotics in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, in the absence of macroscopic pus, is questionable. |
Keywords: | Paranasal Sinuses Humans Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Positive Bacteria Suppuration Sinusitis Rhinitis Chronic Disease Endoscopy Treatment Outcome Colony Count, Microbial Severity of Illness Index Prevalence Risk Assessment Follow-Up Studies Prospective Studies Adult Middle Aged Female Male |
Description: | Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.04.019 |
Description (link): | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623171/description#description |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2005.04.019 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Medicine publications |
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