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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is to report on long‐term outcomes in a prospective study comparing the quality‐of‐life outcomes in smokers and nonsmokers undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery. ## Study Design: Prospective clinical trial. ## Methods: A total of 235 patients were prospectively enrolled at a single tertiary academic center. Preoperative Sino‐Nasal Outcomes Test (SNOT)‐20 scores and comprehensive demographic and smoking data were obtained. Preoperative SNOT‐20 scores were compared to postoperative SNOT‐20 scores. ## Results: Long‐term follow‐up results were available in 111/185 nonsmokers (60%) and 26/50 smokers (52%). Nonsmokers had a mean preoperative SNOT‐20 score of 26.2, a short‐term follow‐up score of 10.1 (mean, 3.1 months) and a long‐term follow‐up score of 11.4 (mean, 44.2 months). Smokers had a mean preoperative SNOT‐20 score of 27.8, a short‐term follow‐up score of 5.7 (mean, 3.1 months) and a long‐term follow‐up score of 8.3 (mean, 40.3 months). The mean improvement in SNOT‐20 scores for smokers was significantly greater than nonsmokers in short‐term follow‐up (__P__ = .044), however, no significant difference in im

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Author

Subinoy Das; Sunny S. Khichi; Helen Perakis; Troy Woodard; Stilianos E. Kountakis

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0023-852X)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)