The Effect of Preoperative Oral Prednisone on the Operative Field During Nasal Polypectomy.

Summary

This study aims to determine if a short course of oral prednisone helps to improve the operative field and ease of surgery by minimizing bleeding during nasal polypectomy surgery.

Timeline

Start

2010-11

Primary completion

2012-12

Completion

2013-06

Publications

• Background O'Driscoll BR, Kalra S, Wilson M, Pickering CA, Carroll KB, Woodcock AA. Double-blind trial of steroid tapering in acute asthma. Lancet. 1993 Feb 6;341(8841):324-7. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)90134-3.
• Background Hissaria P, Smith W, Wormald PJ, Taylor J, Vadas M, Gillis D, Kette F. Short course of systemic corticosteroids in sinonasal polyposis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with evaluation of outcome measures. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Jul;118(1):128-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.03.012. Epub 2006 May 19.
• Background Johansson L, Akerlund A, Holmberg K, Melen I, Stierna P, Bende M. Evaluation of methods for endoscopic staging of nasal polyposis. Acta Otolaryngol. 2000 Jan;120(1):72-6. doi: 10.1080/000164800760370873.
• Background Sieskiewicz A, Olszewska E, Rogowski M, Grycz E. Preoperative corticosteroid oral therapy and intraoperative bleeding during functional endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with severe nasal polyposis: a preliminary investigation. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2006 Jul;115(7):490-4. doi: 10.1177/000348940611500702.
• Background Athanasiadis T, Beule A, Embate J, Steinmeier E, Field J, Wormald PJ. Standardized video-endoscopy and surgical field grading scale for endoscopic sinus surgery: a multi-centre study. Laryngoscope. 2008 Feb;118(2):314-9. doi: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e318157f764.

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