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The Effect of Functional Rhinoplasty on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. chenkai629@163.com.
Background:
The purpose of the study was to comprehensively review the effect of functional rhinoplasty on quality of life.
Methods:
Eligible studies before December 2022 were identified by searching PubMed, Ovid, and Embase databases. The meta-analysis was performed with Stata. Outcomes included NOSE, SNOT-22 scores, VAS of obstruction, and ROE.
Results:
Sixteen studies, involving a total of 971 patients, were included. Meta-analysis showed that functional rhinoplasty statistically reduced the NOSE, SNOT-22 scores, and VAS of obstruction and statistically increased the ROE score of patients.
Conclusion:
Functional rhinoplasty could statistically significantly improve quality of life of patients. However, given the number and quality of included research, further thorough studies with a larger sample size of high-quality studies need to be conducted.
Level Of Evidence Iii:
This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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