People who have undergone sinus surgery should avoid COVID-19 nasal swab test: Study ANI | Updated: Mar 08, 2021 18:13 IST
Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor before undergoing the COVID-19 swab testing, a new research suggested.
The findings of the study were published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery .
Likewise, those performing swab testing should ask whether the patient has had extensive sinus or skull base surgery, said Philip G. Chen, MD, study senior author from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio).
Underwent sinus surgery? Avoid COVID-19 nasal swab test
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COVID-19 swab testing may not be good for people with a history of sinus or skull-base surgery
People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT doctor before undergoing COVID-19 swab testing, new research indicates.
Likewise, those performing swab testing should ask whether the patient has had extensive sinus or skull base surgery, said Philip G. Chen, MD, study senior author from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). If so, other modes of testing such as at the back of the throat should be performed, said Dr. Chen, associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the university s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.