Outcome of Septorhinoplasty in Deviated Nose Deformity: One Year Cross-Sectional Study

To evaluate outcome of Septorhinoplasty in Deviated nose deformity using Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale and Rhinoplasty outcome evaluation score (ROE). This observational study was conducted in the department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of KLE University's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Center, Belagavi from January 2015 to December 2015. Forty patients were evaluated and comparisons were made for NOSE score preoperatively and postoperatively. Comparison of decrease in NOSE score with age distribution, sex distribution, type of septorhinoplasty, ROE score of patients and ROE score of surgeons were also made. ROE score of patients and ROE score of surgeons were correlated. Their statistical significance (p value) and Cohen's kappa (k) were calculated. Out of 40 patients, there were total of 16 Open Septorhinoplasty cases and 24 Close septorhinoplasty cases. NOSE score preoperatively and postoperatively showed statistically significant i.e., total score (p = 0.001). ROE score of patients and surgeons had poor correlation (k = 0.1; p = 0.2). Decrease in NOSE score postoperatively with ROE score of patients showed statistically significant (p = 0.01). There was no significance on comparison of decrease in NOSE score postoperatively with ROE score of surgeons (p = 0.09), age distribution (p = 0.1), sex distribution (p = 0.2) and septorhinoplasty (open/close) (p = 0.2). The outcome of septorhinoplasty has been validated with NOSE scale and ROE score and has been proven that there is improvement in nasal obstruction and quality of life after septorhinoplasty. The quality of life scoring is essential for patients subjected to septorhinoplasty for assessing success of the surgery.