Patient perspectives on endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis

Abstract

Patients' level of satisfaction postoperatively and with their care in general is multifactorial. We believe the topic of goals and expectations regarding ESS should be discussed preoperatively for every patient with CRS. This includes patients with seemingly minor disease and patients naive to surgery, as can sometimes have exceedingly high expectations. Preoperative counselling must also include an assessment of what symptom is the most cumbersome to that particular patient, as patients tend to focus a lot on one or two symptoms. Postoperatively, we encourage clinicians to be attentive to the change in each patient's principal complaints within the context of a personalized approach and to refer back to patients' preoperative goals in their assessment of operative success.