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Changes at Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width Levels After Septoplasty and Its Correlation With
Murat S Sahin1, Deniz Kizilirmak
1*Department of Otolaryngology †Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Hakkari State Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey.
Objective:
Nasal septum deviation may affect cardiopulmonary system. Those effects can be determined via blood tests and Epworth sleepness scale (ESS). In this study, it was aimed to measure mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) in patients with nasal septum deviation and to assess changes at their levels after septoplasty. Furthermore, it was purposed to document the correlation between ESS score and MPV, PDW levels.
Methods:
Eighty-one patients who underwent septoplasty and 50 healthy controls composed the study group. Epworth sleepness scale was performed to all patients preoperatively and patients were divided into 2 groups in terms of ESS scores. Mean platelet volume and PDW levels were measured preoperatively and it was repeated postoperatively.
Results:
In Group A (ESS <10), MPV reduced from 8.48 ± 0.38 fl to 8.47 ± 0.36 fl (P >0.05), PDW reduced from 14.56 ± 1.27% to 14.43 ± 1.03% after surgery (P >0.05). On the other hand, in Group B (ESS ≥10), MPV reduced from 9.54 ± 0.68 fl to 8.87 ± 0.44 fl (P <0.001), PDW reduced from 17.15 ± 1.75% to 15.35 ± 1.29% postoperatively (P <0.001).
Conclusions:
Statistically significant improvements at MPV and PDW levels after surgery were noticed only at patients with excessive daytime sleepness whose ESS score was 10 or above. According to this, it would be preferable to operate these patients earlier to protect them from systemic effects.
