A study of role of radio frequency ablation for hypertrophic turbinate in the patients undergoing septoplasty operations for DNS
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of ENT - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: The inferior turbinate surgery constitutes one of common patterns of surgical procedures which widely performed in rhinology. Aims and Objectives: To Study Role of Radio frequency ablation for hypertrophic turbinate in the patients undergoing Septoplasty operations for DNS. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the patients with Deviated Nasal Septum (DNS) operated at the department of ENT of a tertiary health care centre during the one year period i.e. January 2016 to January 2017. All the patients who were undergone septoplasty for DNS were evaluated, the patients were 64 randomly divided into Group A (n=32) : Patients undergone Septoplasty and Radio frequency ablation for hypertrophic turbinate, Group B(n=32) : Septoplasty and removal of hypertrophic turbinate by excision. The statistical analysis done by unaired t-test and chi square test and calculated by SPSS 19 version software. Result: The average age in Group A and B patients was 38 ± 4.51 and 37 ± 3.87 which was comparable (t = 0.9519, df = 62,p>0.05). The male and female ratio was also similar in both the groups (χ2 =0.5630,df=1,p>0.45). VAS Score was comparable on 1st day 6.12 ± 2.1 and 6.36 ± 3.42 (t=1.23,df=62,p>0.05) but significantly lesser on 6th day 3.42 ±1.22 and 5.78± 3.42 (t=5.67,df=62,p<0.05), 1 month -1.21 ± 0.92 and 4.56 ± 1.83 (t=6.73,df=62,p<0.05), 6th month -0.32 ± 0.12 and 2.91 ± 1.57 (t=7.82,df=62,p<0.05 ) respectively in the Group A and B. The majority of the patients in Group A having increased Nasal Passage volume i.e. 59.57% as compared to Group B 40.43%, this observed difference was statistically significant (χ2 =6.48,df=1,p<0.01). Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the outcome of radiofrequency ablation surgery are superior to conventional surgeries with respect to less pain of nasal obstruction and significantly more nasal passage.
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Rama Sridhar M
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