Smoke exposure and outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery in children.
OBJECTIVE
The study goal was to determine whether cigarette smoke exposure in children who are undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for chronic sinusitis will have an impact on the outcome.


METHODS
We conducted a cohort study in a tertiary care children's hospital setting.


METHODS
The study population consisted of 118 patients who underwent ESS between January 1994 and June 1999. The mean age was 6.5 (range, 2 to 13 years). The outcome of ESS was measured > or =1 year after the operation. A questionnaire was mailed to the caretakers to measure success. Those who required revision subsequently were considered as failures.


RESULTS
Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed with smoke exposure as an independent variable and outcome measured as success of procedure. The overall success rate was 83%. Univariate analysis of smoke exposure and outcome of surgery revealed that children exposed to smoke in household had a 70% success rate compared with children not exposed to smoke, who had a 90% success rate (P = 0.007). Multivariate analysis revealed smoke exposure continued to be an independent predictor of success.


CONCLUSIONS
ESS in children with cigarette smoke exposure predisposes to a poorer outcome. This needs to be taken into consideration when recommending ESS for those children.
Ramadan
Hassan H
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, PO Box 9200, Morgantown, WV 26506-9200, USA.
Hinerman
Raymond A
RA
D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011336:Probability; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution