ABSTRACT

Background: Septoplasty and rhinoplasty are the most common nose-related procedures that require surgery with minimal complications and the highest quality.

Aim: To evaluate the results of cautery of inferior turbinates (CIT) in septorhinoplasty on the quality of life (QOL) of patients with allergic rhinitis.

Materials: and Methods: This study was performed on 120 patients with septorhinoplasty (60 in the intervention group (CIT) and 60 in the control group (septorhinoplasty without cautery). The patients were randomly divided into two groups, and then before and after the surgery, their QOL and nasal obstruction were recorded. Pair and independent t-tests were used to compare the data.

Results: The results of our study indicated that after the surgery, the meanQOL in the patients of the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group’s (106.21 vs. 83.95) (P <0.001) and the mean nasal obstruction in the patients of the intervention group was significantly lower than the control group’s (3.08 vs. 8.08) (P <0.001).

Conclusion: Considering the effect of the surgery type on the patients’ prognosis and response to the treatment, it is necessary to perform appropriate treatment measures in the patients with deviated nasal septum such asCIT, in order to improve the quality of the treatment and make the patients more satisfied during treatment by further reducing the obstructive symptoms and increasing the QOL.