In a small randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery had no differences in outcomes, including symptoms and infections, whether they took an antibiotic or placebo after surgery. The only reported difference in outcomes was in side effects, with patients in the antibiotic group 10 times more likely to report symptoms like diarrhea.
The authors note that their study looked at only routine endoscopic sinus surgery and not surgeries that use dissolvable nasal packing, which may be a future area of study.
“For routine sinus surgery, antibiotics are unnecessary and may cause more complications like gastrointestinal side effects,” said study co-senior author Eric Holbrook, HMS associate professor of otolaryngology head and neck surgery and director of the Division of Rhinology at Mass Eye and Ear. “There have been studies that have suggested antibiotics might help or maybe they don’t, and we sought to clear that up through a rigorous randomized
Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 10:46 IST
Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Antibiotics not needed after most sinus surgeries | Photo Credits: Pixabay
Boston: A randomized controlled trial held by Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital studied the difference in infection rates of sinus and discovered that antibiotics increased gastrointestinal side effects in various patients.
Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
Study: Antibiotics are not necessary after most endoscopic sinus surgeries
Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
In a new randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery had no differences in outcomes including symptoms and infections whether they took an antibiotic or placebo after surgery.
The only reported difference in outcomes was in side effects, with patients in the antibiotic group 10 times more likely to report symptoms like diarrhea.
The trial s findings were published December 19 in
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Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
In a new randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery had no differences in outcomes including symptoms and infections whether they took an antibiotic or placebo after surgery. The only reported difference in outcomes was in side effects, with patients in the antibiotic group 10 times more likely to report symptoms like diarrhea.
The trial s findings were published December 19 in For routine sinus surgery, antibiotics are unnecessary and may cause more complications like gastrointestinal side effects said study co-senior author Eric H. Holbrook, MD, director of the Division of Rhinology at Mass Eye and Ear and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School. There have been studies that have sugg
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 6 (ANI): A randomized controlled trial held by Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital studied about the difference in infection rates of 'sinus' and discovered that antibiotics increased gastrointestinal side effects in various patients.