Does eosinophilic inflammation affect the outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis in Koreans?
The results suggest that eosinophilic inflammation in CRS may not be related to the surgical outcome in Koreans.
The BTS pulse oximetry criteria are highly specific when positive (specificity = 100%), but may miss patients with the SAHS who have hypopnoeic episodes which cause arousal but not significant oxygen desaturation (sensitivity = 31%). It should be emphasised that pulse oximetry alone does not always give sufficient information to discriminate between those patients with or without SAHS. Patients with "negative" pulse oximetry and symptoms of SAHS should undergo polysomnography or multi-channel recording.