Sean Carrie, Tony Fouweather, Tara Homer, James O'Hara, Nikki Rousseau, Leila Rooshenas, Alison Bray, Deborah D Stocken, Laura Ternent, Katherine Rennie, Emma Clark, Nichola Waugh, Alison J Steel, Jemima Dooley, Michael Drinnan, David Hamilton, Kelly Lloyd, Yemi Oluboyede, Caroline Wilson, Quentin Gardiner, Naveed Kara, Sadie Khwaja, Samuel Chee Leong, Sangeeta Maini, Jillian Morrison, Paul Nix, Janet A Wilson, M Dawn Teare
BACKGROUND: The indications for septoplasty are practice-based, rather than evidence-based. In addition, internationally accepted guidelines for the management of nasal obstruction associated with nasal septal deviation are lacking. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of septoplasty, with or without turbinate reduction, compared with medical management, in the management of nasal obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum...
March 2024: Health Technology Assessment: HTA