CPG: Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Clinical Practice Guideline: Surgical Management of Chronis Rhinosinusitis

The purpose of this clinical practice guideline focuses on the surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) for adults. It addresses primary surgery and adjuvant therapies in detail, with discussion of revision surgery when related to specific topics. The goals of this CPG are to optimally guide the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care for patients undergoing sinus surgery, including how to educate, communicate, and make decisions with patients. The overarching goal is to provide a trustworthy, evidence-based reference for those making decisions about whether to utilize endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and the extent to which it should be performed. The target audience for this guideline includes otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons who are involved in managing adults (18 years of age or older) with CRS (as defined in more detail above) who are potential candidates for ESS.

Leadership

Jennifer J. Shin, MD, SM (Chair); Meghan Wilson, MD (Assistant Chair); Margo K. McKenna, MD (GTF Chair and Methodologist).

Guideline Development Group

Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA; Kathryn Ammon, CRNP, CORLN; Dana Crosby, MD, MPH; Jonathan M. Fuchs; Jason Blakeley Hensler, PA-C; Elisa A. Illing, MD; Kent Lam, MD; Corinna Levine, MD, MPH; Steven T. Kmucha, MD, JD; Edward D. McCoul, MD, MPH;  Jessa Miller, MD;  Kenneth Rodriguez, MD; Nicholas R. Rowan, MD; Ahmad R. Sedaghat, MD, PhD; Bruce K. Tan, MD; Emma Roy, MS; Nui Dhepyasuwan, MEd

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