Clinical Study

Evaluation of the Nasal Surgical Questionnaire for Monitoring Results of Septoplasty

Table 3

Differences between pre- and postoperative scores on the 4-point Likert scales for other nasal symptoms.

SymptomsDeteriorationNo changeImprovement
2 points1 point0 points1 point2 points3 points
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

Crusting721 (1.4)10 (13.9)36 (50.0)16 (22.2)6 (8.3)3 (4.2)
Bleeding742 (2.7)7 (9.5)38 (51.4)19 (25.7)6 (8.1)2 (2.7)
Sneezing691 (1.4)7 (10.1)32 (46.4)20 (29.0)9 (13.0)0 (0.0)
Secretion732 (2.7)15 (20.5)31 (42.5)16 (21.9)8 (11.0)1 (1.4)
Nasal pain721 (1.4)6 (8.3)41 (54.7)20 (27.8)3 (4.2)1 (1.4)

Statistically significant changes for all symptoms (, marginal homogeneity tests) except for secretion.