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2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 1503-1508
Author(s):  
Yaskara Amorim Filgueira ◽  
Vanderlan Nogueira Holanda ◽  
Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca ◽  
David Feder

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To characterize the effects of nasal aspiration with Proetz® in peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) in pediatric sinusitis (PS) patients with nasal obstruction. METHODS: This is a non-randomized descriptive-analytical clinical trial with a quantitative approach. The sample comprised 30 children. Initially, the PNIF was measured and the Visual Analogical Scale (VAS) was used for nasal obstruction, followed by the nasal aspiration procedure. The SNOT-22 questionnaire was applied to the legal guardian of each child, and one week later, it was reapplied for the sake of follow-up. RESULTS: 16 (53.3%) patients were females and 14 (46.7%) were males, with an average age of 6.4±1.8 years (between 4 and 10 years of age). Analyses of the VAS for obstruction before the intervention revealed that 10 of the participants (33.3%) presented moderate levels, and 20 of them (66.7%) severe levels. However, after the Proetz® method was applied, all the samples (n=30) had mild levels. The PNIF significantly increased after the technique was used, with an improvement of 23.4% in mean values. There was no significant correlation between the VAS and the PNIF. CONCLUSION: Nasal aspiration with the Proetz® method significantly improved the clinical condition of sinusitis patients with nasal obstruction according to the visual analogical scale, the PNIF, and the SNOT-22 questionnaire. No correlation between the VAS and the PNIF could be found. The study confirms the importance of non-pharmacological interventions in the treatment of sinusitis in children, thus resulting in an improvement in their quality of life.


2019 ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Phillip R. Purnell ◽  
Michele M. Carr
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2019 ◽  
pp. 253-265
Author(s):  
Jason R. Rudman ◽  
Douglas M. Nguyen ◽  
Mikhaylo Szczupak ◽  
Ramzi T. Younis

2019 ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Max April ◽  
Sara C. Gallant
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2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. e124-e127
Author(s):  
Alexandria J. Wiersma ◽  
Tien Vu

2017 ◽  
pp. 717-717
Author(s):  
Devinder Rai
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