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Outcome of septorhinoplasty: a comparison of patient and surgeon views
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Abstract
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| Objective: The aim of septorhinoplasty and the outcome were evaluated by the patient and the surgeon. The assessment focused on six well-defined characteristics of the nose: profile, width of the osteocartilaginous dorsum, symmetry, nasal tip, nostrils and nasal patency. Patient and surgeon assessments were compared. Materials and Methods: Both patient and surgeon opinions were obtained using a self-designed questionnaire covering the aim of the surgery, the most important positive and negative post-operative results, a general rating of the postoperative result and a rating of the pre-operative information given by the surgeon. We compared patient and surgeon views about the late (between 6 and 18 months) post-operative result of septorhinoplasty using Kappa statistics. Results: Sixty-nine patients were studied; 44 responded. The match between patient and surgeon views was closest in respect of the pre-operative aims and negative post-operative results. Patient and surgeon opinions differed most in terms of why a result was positive: nasal width was a more important issue for patients, and nasal symmetry was more important to the surgeon. Nasal patency and profile were equally important to both. The general rating on a visual analogue scale was a mean of 7.05 out of 10. The quality of the pre-operative information was found to be good by most patients. Conclusions: Using a self-designed questionnaire for septorhinoplasty, we mainly found significant differences between patient and surgeon opinions in the post-operative evaluation of why results of the surgery are positively appreciated. |
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Language
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English
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B-ENT / Royal Belgian Society for Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery [Leuven] - Leuven, 2005, currens
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Leuven
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Royal Belgian Society for Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery
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2009
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1781-782X
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Volume/pages
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5
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(2009)
, p. 203-211
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ISI
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000273694500002
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