title: [Short-term efficacy observation on Chinese traditional medicine used after functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of chinese traditional treatment after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for patients with chronic sinusitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-eight cases of patients with chronic sinusitis were randomly divided into control group and treatment group after FESS and followed for 3 months. The control group received routine treatment. The treatment group received Chinese traditional treatment on the basis of routine treatment. VAS scores, Lund-Kennedy scores and Lund-Mackay scores were employed to conduct the subjective and objective assessment, comprehensively evaluate the clinical efficacy before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) After 3 months of treatment, the two groups of VAS scores and Lund-Mackay scores were significantly improved before treatment (P<0. 05). (2)After 3 months of treatment, the effectiveness of the control group was 81. 8%, treatment group was 97. 7%, the difference was statistically significant(P<0. 05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Chinese traditional treatment after FESS can reduce postoperative mucosal edema and promote the postoperative recovery of sinus mucosal inflammation, is effective in preventing the recurrence of postoperative.
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Guanduan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Zhicheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wenjin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome