Remedy Routes
    systematic_review
    2016
    High Quality

    Saline irrigation for chronic rhinosinusitis

    Chong LY, Head K, Hopkins C, Philpott C, Glew S, Scadding G, Burton MJ, Schilder AG

    Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 4 (4), pp. CD011995

    Methodology

    Cochrane review of saline irrigation and adjunctive treatments for chronic rhinosinusitis symptom burden.

    Key Findings

    Evidence for benefit was of very low quality and no clear advantage was demonstrated for most adjunctive therapies.

    Conclusions

    Most sinus adjuncts lack convincing evidence.

    Limitations

    Very low certainty; small heterogeneous trials.

    Outcomes Measured

    Sinus Relief

    Evidence for benefit was of very low quality and no clear advantage was demonstrated for most adjunctive therapies

    Study Details

    Year:2016
    Sample Size:116
    Duration:12 weeks
    Quality Score:8/10

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