title: Quality of life and complications following image-guided endoscopic sinus surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the quality of life (QOL) outcome and incidence of complications following image-guided versus non-image-guided endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The operative, office, and hospital charts of patients who underwent primary ESS for chronic sinusitis by a single surgeon with (2002-2005) or without (1997-2002) image guidance were reviewed for patient demographics, incidence of complications, and revision procedures. A telephone survey was used to administer the QOL survey to both cohorts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In comparing patients who underwent image-guided (60) versus non-image-guided surgery (179), respectively, there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of major intraoperative complications (6.6% vs 5.6%), major postoperative complications (5% vs 3.9%), revision procedures (6.6% vs 7.3%), and postoperative SNOT-20 symptom scores (23.6 vs 23.4). A higher incidence of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak was noted in the non-image-guided group (0% vs 2.2%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study does not demonstrate an improvement in the incidence of complications, need for revision procedures, or quality-of-life outcome for patients undergoing primary ESS for chronic sinusitis. The use of image guidance may result in a lower incidence of skull base trauma and cerebrospinal fluid leak.
  
  
  METHODS
  B-2b.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 180 East Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Abtin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabaee
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Shrime
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rickert
authors.forename: Lanny Garth
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Close
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome