Age and Unplanned Postoperative Visits Predict Outcome after Septoplasty: A National Swedish Register Study

Table 1

Items in the three questionnaires registered in the Swedish National Septoplasty Register between 2003 and 2012.

	Questionnaire 1	Questionnaire 2	Questionnaire 3
Reporting	ENT surgeon taking decision on septoplasty	ENT surgeon performing septoplasty	Patient
Time of report	When surgery was decided on	At surgery	Six months after surgery
Parameters	Date of decision – septoplasty	Date of septoplasty	Remaining nasal symptoms
	Gender of patient	Date of discharge
	Age of patient
	Main indication: nasal obstruction or other
	Planned type of operation: primary septoplasty or re-operation septoplasty with or without turbinoplasty	Type of operation performed: septoplasty with or without turbinoplasty	Unplanned visits due to nasal pain, infection or bleeding