Chronic rhinosinusitis disease burden is associated with asthma-related emergency department usage.

Purpose: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) disease burden is associated with pulmonary status in asthmatic CRS patients. Asthma-related emergency department (ED) usage is a predictor of asthma-related mortality. We sought to determine whether measures of CRS disease burden are associated with asthma-related ED usage.

Appropriate medical management of chronic rhinosinusitis reduces use of antibiotics and oral corticosteroids.

Objectives/hypothesis: Antibiotics and oral corticosteroids are used in the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic rhinosinusitis (AECRS) and reflect poor disease control. We sought to characterize utilization of these systemic medications after appropriate medical management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

Study Design: Prospective observational study.

Clinical Traits Characterizing an Exacerbation-Prone Phenotype in Chronic Rhinosinusitis.

Objective: Acute exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis (AECRS) is associated with significant quality-of-life decreases. We sought to determine characteristics associated with an exacerbation-prone phenotype in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Longitudinal improvement in nasal obstruction symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis directly associates with improvement in mood.

Purpose: The effects of nasal obstruction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are associated with depressed mood. We sought to validate this finding by determining whether improvement in nasal obstruction would translate to improvement in depressed mood.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study of 150 patients undergoing medical management for CRS.