Improvement in Quality of Life after Septoplasty in Children: a Systematic Review

Amani Kais; Moaz Sinan; Anna Crawford; Austin S Rose; David A Gudis; Hassan H Ramadan; Chadi A Makary

doi:10.1002/alr.23169

Improvement in Quality of Life after Septoplasty in Children: a Systematic Review

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Nov;13(11):2076-2081. doi: 10.1002/alr.23169. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Authors

Amani Kais¹, Moaz Sinan¹, Anna Crawford², Austin S Rose³, David A Gudis⁴, Hassan H Ramadan¹, Chadi A Makary¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
² Health Sciences Library, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Colombia University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 37057507
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23169

Abstract

Septoplasty for nasal obstruction in the pediatric population shows positive outcomes in objective and subjective post-operative measurements. Septoplasty in children results in disease-related improvement in quality of life. Higher level studies are needed to confirm these results.

Keywords: chronic nasal obstruction; nasal breathing; pediatric; quality-of-life; septoplasty.