Background and objective: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a common disease worldwide, has a major impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL). In recent years, the measurement of health-related QoL has made it possible t...Background and objective: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a common disease worldwide, has a major impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL). In recent years, the measurement of health-related QoL has made it possible to assess the patient’s state of health, the severity of the CRS and the treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the QoL of patients with CRS in a hospital setting in Kinshasa. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted from June 2020 to May 2021 in the ENT service of the Kinshasa University Hospital and the Monkole Hospital Center. The study involved 113 patients aged at least 18 years, whose QOL was compared with that of a control group consisting of 100 non-patients. QOL was assessed using the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) Questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the patients was 41.0 years (18 - 74 years) and that of the controls was 39.1 years (19 - 77 years). More than half of the participants were university graduates. The median SNOT-22 score was 44 (14 - 78) in patients and 7 (1 - 40) in controls. Compared with subjects without CRS, patients with CRS had significantly higher scores in all four domains of the SNOT-22. Around 9 out of 10 patients had a severely impaired QoL compared with 2 out of 10 controls. Considering mildly impaired QoL, we found that in the otological and sleep domains, scores were not significantly different between patients and controls. In the case of severely impaired QoL, however, only the otological domain showed a non-significant difference in scores between the two groups. Conclusion: CRS is a real public health problem in our environment and significantly alters the QoL of patients suffering from it, with repercussions on their professional productivity;hence the need for better management.展开更多
Objective To identify factors affecting the efficacy of steroid-eluting sinus stents implanted after endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS)in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP).Methods We performed ...Objective To identify factors affecting the efficacy of steroid-eluting sinus stents implanted after endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS)in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP).Methods We performed a post-hoc analysis of a randomized self-controlled clinical trial on post-operative implantation of bioabsorbable steroid-eluting stents in patients with CRSwNP.Univariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify which of the following factors affect the response to post-operative stent implantation:sex,serum eosinophil levels,history of prior surgery,endoscopic scores,and comorbid conditions(asthma and allergic rhinitis).The primary outcome was the rate of post-operative intervention on day 30,and the secondary outcome was the rate of polypoid tissue formation(grades 2–3)on days 14,30,and 90.Results A total of 151 patients with CRSwNP were included in the post-hoc analysis.Asthma was identified as the only risk factor for a poor response to steroid-eluting sinus stents on post-operative day 30,with an odds ratio of 23.71(95%CI,2.81,200.16;P=0.004)for the need for post-operative intervention and 19(95%CI,2.20,164.16;P=0.003)for moderate-to-severe polypoid tissue formation.In addition,the asthmatic group showed higher rates of post-operative intervention and polypoid tissue formation than the non-asthmatic group on post-operative day 30.Blood eosinophil levels were not identified as a risk factor for poor outcomes after stent implantation.Conclusion Comorbid asthma,but not blood eosinophil level,impairs the efficacy of steroid-eluting sinus stents in the short term after ESS in patients with CRSwNP.展开更多
Objective To explore the association between socioeconomic status(SES)and postoperative outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis(CRS)after functional endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS).Methods We conducted an observatio...Objective To explore the association between socioeconomic status(SES)and postoperative outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis(CRS)after functional endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS).Methods We conducted an observational cohort study of 1,047 patients with CRS undergoing ESS.Discharged patients were followed up to 72 weeks for all-cause recurrence events.Baseline SES was established based on occupation,education level,and family income of the patients 1 year before the operation.Kaplan–Meier method was used to calculate the recovery rate after ESS,and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between SES and prognosis.Results Patients of middle SES had lower unadjusted all-cause recurrence than those of low or high SES;24-week overall recovery rate was 90.4%[95%confidence interval(CI):89.6%–91.2%]in patients of middle SES,13.5%(95%CI:12.8%–14.2%)in patients of low SES,and 31.7%(95%CI:30.7%–32.7%)in patients of high SES(both log-rank P<0.001).After adjustment for covariates,hazard ratios(HRs)were7.69(95%CI:6.17–9.71,Ptrend<0.001)for all-cause recurrence for low SES versus middle SES,and 6.19(95%CI:4.78–7.93,Ptrend<0.001)for middle SES versus high SES.Conclusion Low SES and high SES were more associated with the worse prognosis of CRS patients after ESS than middle SES.展开更多
Introduction: Acute maxillary rhinosinusitis (AMRS) is one of the most common ear, nose and throat infections. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of the management of the condition in sub-Sahar...Introduction: Acute maxillary rhinosinusitis (AMRS) is one of the most common ear, nose and throat infections. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of the management of the condition in sub-Saharan Africa. Material and Method: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that ran from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 in the ENT-HNS department of the “Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Zone de Suru-Léré” (CHUZ SL) in Cotonou, Benin. It involved all patients who consulted during the study period and in whom the diagnosis of acute maxillary rhinosinusitis was made. Results: A total of 405 cases were identified. The mean age was 34.26 ± 15.26 years with extremes of 9 and 63 years. The predominance was female with a sex ratio of 0.61. Acute maxillary rhinosinusitis was bilateral in 371 cases (91.60%). The main symptoms were facial pain in 346 cases (85.43%), mucopurulent rhinorrhea: 315 cases (77.78%), headache: 283 cases (69.88%), and nasal obstruction: 244 cases (60.25%). The most frequent physical signs were pain on pressure of the maxillary sinus points in 405 cases or 100%, purulent secretions at the middle meatus: 11.35%, hyperemia of the nasal mucosa: 53.58%, hypertrophy of the middle turbinate: 41.48% and discharge of pus on the posterior pharyngeal wall: 36.79%. Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid was the main antibiotic prescribed. Vasoconstrictors were used in 228 cases 56.30%. The evolution was favorable in all cases. Conclusion: The diagnosis of acute maxillary rhinosinusitis is clinical. Treatment with antibiotic gives good results.展开更多
目的运用网络药理学探究黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎的潜在作用机制。方法利用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(traditional Chinese medicine systematic pharmacology database and analysis platform,TCMSP)、中医药整合药理学研究平台(integ...目的运用网络药理学探究黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎的潜在作用机制。方法利用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(traditional Chinese medicine systematic pharmacology database and analysis platform,TCMSP)、中医药整合药理学研究平台(integrative pharmacology-based research platform of traditional Chinese medicine,TCMIP)和中药分子机制生物信息学分析工具(bioinformatics analysis tool for molecular mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine,BATMAN-TCM)筛选出黄芩的活性成分;利用Swiss Target Prediction数据库收集黄芩活性成分的靶点;利用GeneCards、在线人类孟德尔遗传(online Mendelian inheritance in man,OMIM)、gharmGKB和DrugBank数据库筛选“慢性鼻窦炎”相关靶点;通过STRING(search tool for the retrieval of interaction gene/proteins)数据库构建活性成分靶点与疾病靶点之间的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络;利用Cytoscape3.10.0软件筛选核心靶点;进行京都基因与基因组百科全书(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)通路和基因本体(Gene Ontology,GO)富集分析以探索黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎的相关生物学过程及信号通路,利用Autodock tools 1.5.7将前4位关键靶点和前4个活性成分进行分子对接。结果共收集到35个黄芩活性成分,1743个慢性鼻窦炎相关的疾病靶点,这些活性成分与慢性鼻窦炎有121个交叉靶点,通过PPI网络分析,获得28个核心靶点,4个关键靶点,GO功能富集表明黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎主要涉及脂多糖、蛋白酪氨酸激酶活性、膜筏、膜微区和膜区域等生物学过程,KEGG通路富集提示主要与磷脂酰肌醇3激酶/蛋白激酶B(phosphoinositide 3-kinase-serine/threonine-protein kinase,PI3K-Akt)信号通路、高级糖基化终末产物-受体(advanced glycation end product-receptor of advanced glycation endproducts,AGE-RAGE)信号通路、Ras(reliability,availability and serviceability signaling pathway)信号通路、趋化因子信号通路等密切相关,分子对接结果显示表小檗碱与磷脂酰肌醇4,5-二磷酸3-激酶催化亚基δ(phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunitδ,PIK3CD)对接良好。结论本研究结果表明黄芩可能可通过多种活性成分、多个靶点及多条信号通路发挥其对慢性鼻窦炎治疗的作用。展开更多
文摘Background and objective: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a common disease worldwide, has a major impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL). In recent years, the measurement of health-related QoL has made it possible to assess the patient’s state of health, the severity of the CRS and the treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the QoL of patients with CRS in a hospital setting in Kinshasa. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted from June 2020 to May 2021 in the ENT service of the Kinshasa University Hospital and the Monkole Hospital Center. The study involved 113 patients aged at least 18 years, whose QOL was compared with that of a control group consisting of 100 non-patients. QOL was assessed using the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) Questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the patients was 41.0 years (18 - 74 years) and that of the controls was 39.1 years (19 - 77 years). More than half of the participants were university graduates. The median SNOT-22 score was 44 (14 - 78) in patients and 7 (1 - 40) in controls. Compared with subjects without CRS, patients with CRS had significantly higher scores in all four domains of the SNOT-22. Around 9 out of 10 patients had a severely impaired QoL compared with 2 out of 10 controls. Considering mildly impaired QoL, we found that in the otological and sleep domains, scores were not significantly different between patients and controls. In the case of severely impaired QoL, however, only the otological domain showed a non-significant difference in scores between the two groups. Conclusion: CRS is a real public health problem in our environment and significantly alters the QoL of patients suffering from it, with repercussions on their professional productivity;hence the need for better management.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81873694)the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province(No.2021BCA119 and No.2022BCA005)Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan-Basic Research(No.2022020801010446).
文摘Objective To identify factors affecting the efficacy of steroid-eluting sinus stents implanted after endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS)in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps(CRSwNP).Methods We performed a post-hoc analysis of a randomized self-controlled clinical trial on post-operative implantation of bioabsorbable steroid-eluting stents in patients with CRSwNP.Univariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify which of the following factors affect the response to post-operative stent implantation:sex,serum eosinophil levels,history of prior surgery,endoscopic scores,and comorbid conditions(asthma and allergic rhinitis).The primary outcome was the rate of post-operative intervention on day 30,and the secondary outcome was the rate of polypoid tissue formation(grades 2–3)on days 14,30,and 90.Results A total of 151 patients with CRSwNP were included in the post-hoc analysis.Asthma was identified as the only risk factor for a poor response to steroid-eluting sinus stents on post-operative day 30,with an odds ratio of 23.71(95%CI,2.81,200.16;P=0.004)for the need for post-operative intervention and 19(95%CI,2.20,164.16;P=0.003)for moderate-to-severe polypoid tissue formation.In addition,the asthmatic group showed higher rates of post-operative intervention and polypoid tissue formation than the non-asthmatic group on post-operative day 30.Blood eosinophil levels were not identified as a risk factor for poor outcomes after stent implantation.Conclusion Comorbid asthma,but not blood eosinophil level,impairs the efficacy of steroid-eluting sinus stents in the short term after ESS in patients with CRSwNP.
文摘Objective To explore the association between socioeconomic status(SES)and postoperative outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis(CRS)after functional endoscopic sinus surgery(ESS).Methods We conducted an observational cohort study of 1,047 patients with CRS undergoing ESS.Discharged patients were followed up to 72 weeks for all-cause recurrence events.Baseline SES was established based on occupation,education level,and family income of the patients 1 year before the operation.Kaplan–Meier method was used to calculate the recovery rate after ESS,and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between SES and prognosis.Results Patients of middle SES had lower unadjusted all-cause recurrence than those of low or high SES;24-week overall recovery rate was 90.4%[95%confidence interval(CI):89.6%–91.2%]in patients of middle SES,13.5%(95%CI:12.8%–14.2%)in patients of low SES,and 31.7%(95%CI:30.7%–32.7%)in patients of high SES(both log-rank P<0.001).After adjustment for covariates,hazard ratios(HRs)were7.69(95%CI:6.17–9.71,Ptrend<0.001)for all-cause recurrence for low SES versus middle SES,and 6.19(95%CI:4.78–7.93,Ptrend<0.001)for middle SES versus high SES.Conclusion Low SES and high SES were more associated with the worse prognosis of CRS patients after ESS than middle SES.
文摘Introduction: Acute maxillary rhinosinusitis (AMRS) is one of the most common ear, nose and throat infections. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of the management of the condition in sub-Saharan Africa. Material and Method: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that ran from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 in the ENT-HNS department of the “Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Zone de Suru-Léré” (CHUZ SL) in Cotonou, Benin. It involved all patients who consulted during the study period and in whom the diagnosis of acute maxillary rhinosinusitis was made. Results: A total of 405 cases were identified. The mean age was 34.26 ± 15.26 years with extremes of 9 and 63 years. The predominance was female with a sex ratio of 0.61. Acute maxillary rhinosinusitis was bilateral in 371 cases (91.60%). The main symptoms were facial pain in 346 cases (85.43%), mucopurulent rhinorrhea: 315 cases (77.78%), headache: 283 cases (69.88%), and nasal obstruction: 244 cases (60.25%). The most frequent physical signs were pain on pressure of the maxillary sinus points in 405 cases or 100%, purulent secretions at the middle meatus: 11.35%, hyperemia of the nasal mucosa: 53.58%, hypertrophy of the middle turbinate: 41.48% and discharge of pus on the posterior pharyngeal wall: 36.79%. Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid was the main antibiotic prescribed. Vasoconstrictors were used in 228 cases 56.30%. The evolution was favorable in all cases. Conclusion: The diagnosis of acute maxillary rhinosinusitis is clinical. Treatment with antibiotic gives good results.
文摘目的运用网络药理学探究黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎的潜在作用机制。方法利用中药系统药理学数据库与分析平台(traditional Chinese medicine systematic pharmacology database and analysis platform,TCMSP)、中医药整合药理学研究平台(integrative pharmacology-based research platform of traditional Chinese medicine,TCMIP)和中药分子机制生物信息学分析工具(bioinformatics analysis tool for molecular mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine,BATMAN-TCM)筛选出黄芩的活性成分;利用Swiss Target Prediction数据库收集黄芩活性成分的靶点;利用GeneCards、在线人类孟德尔遗传(online Mendelian inheritance in man,OMIM)、gharmGKB和DrugBank数据库筛选“慢性鼻窦炎”相关靶点;通过STRING(search tool for the retrieval of interaction gene/proteins)数据库构建活性成分靶点与疾病靶点之间的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(protein-protein interaction,PPI)网络;利用Cytoscape3.10.0软件筛选核心靶点;进行京都基因与基因组百科全书(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)通路和基因本体(Gene Ontology,GO)富集分析以探索黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎的相关生物学过程及信号通路,利用Autodock tools 1.5.7将前4位关键靶点和前4个活性成分进行分子对接。结果共收集到35个黄芩活性成分,1743个慢性鼻窦炎相关的疾病靶点,这些活性成分与慢性鼻窦炎有121个交叉靶点,通过PPI网络分析,获得28个核心靶点,4个关键靶点,GO功能富集表明黄芩治疗慢性鼻窦炎主要涉及脂多糖、蛋白酪氨酸激酶活性、膜筏、膜微区和膜区域等生物学过程,KEGG通路富集提示主要与磷脂酰肌醇3激酶/蛋白激酶B(phosphoinositide 3-kinase-serine/threonine-protein kinase,PI3K-Akt)信号通路、高级糖基化终末产物-受体(advanced glycation end product-receptor of advanced glycation endproducts,AGE-RAGE)信号通路、Ras(reliability,availability and serviceability signaling pathway)信号通路、趋化因子信号通路等密切相关,分子对接结果显示表小檗碱与磷脂酰肌醇4,5-二磷酸3-激酶催化亚基δ(phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunitδ,PIK3CD)对接良好。结论本研究结果表明黄芩可能可通过多种活性成分、多个靶点及多条信号通路发挥其对慢性鼻窦炎治疗的作用。
