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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

21 questions · 25 findings · 5 reviews · ENT · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 18 · 72%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 4%Low 4 · 16%Moderate 2 · 8%High 0 · 0%

Sinonasal debridement vs no debridement

Adhesion rate · adult patients who underwent primary endoscopic sinus surgery, with a diagnosis of recurrent acute or chronic rhinosinusitis

Sinonasal debridement may leads to lower adhesion rate compared with no debridement (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Change in allergic rhinitis daily symptom score during the grass pollen season Each daily symptom score was the summation of (i) runny nose score, (ii) itchy nose score and (iii) sneezing score (each of these scores self recorded on a severity sca... · patients with allergic rhinitis1
1 finding from 1 review

Local anaesthetic injection vs no treatment/placebo

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · septal surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Local anaesthetic application via nasal packing vs no packing/packing with placebo

Additional analgesia required (escape analgesia) · septal surgery

Local anaesthetic application via nasal packing probably leads to lower requirement for additional analgesia compared with no packing/packing with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sphenopalatine ganglion block vs no treatment/placebo

Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · septal surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review