Research Article

The Influence of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery on Sleep Related Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Table 3

Preoperative characteristics of patients whose OSAS was successfully treated or not after FESS.

Total (n=64)Successful treatment of OSAS after FESSP value
AHI≥5 (n=55)AHI<5 (n =9)

Gender (Male/Female)40/2436/194/50.277
Age (years)47.97±13.7448.91±13.9342.22±11.560.127
SNOT-20 score32.00±19.6131.64±19.7334.22±19.910.685
Preoperative nasal obstruction score2.84±1.642.67±1.643.89±1.270.027∗
MCA20.43±0.180.43±0.190.41±0.160.922
Endoscopic score5.33±2.445.25±2.375.78±2.950.624
Without polyp/with polyp34/3031/243/60.285
CT score11.59±5.5511.78±5.2710.44±7.280.516
BMI (kg/m2)26.20±4.7526.54±4.8724.17±3.460.179
ESS score8.20±4.538.13±4.508.67±4.920.684
Sleep-domain of SNOT-2012.31±8.2511.93±8.1014.67±9.270.450
Snoring index335.95±141.86352.46±141.05235.04±104.220.016∗
AHI score21.35±16.7523.36±17.219.11±3.620.001∗
Lowest SaO2 (%)83.23±9.3782.53±9.8287.56±3.940.146

OSAS: obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; FESS: functional endoscopic sinus surgery; BMI: body mass index; ESS: Epworth Sleep Score; SNOT-20: Sinonasal Outcome Test-20; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; SaO2: arterial oxygen saturation; MCA2: mean of the second minimal cross-sectional area; CT: computed tomography; Fisher’s Exact test; Mann-Whitney U test; ∗P <0.05.