The efficacy of nasal irrigation for pediatric chronic sinusitis / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of nasal irrigation for pediatric chronic sinusitis. Methods 92 children with chronic sinusitis were selected and randomly divided into treatment group(48 cases) and control group(44 cases) .The two groups were treated with routine clinical basic drugs,and the treatment group took nasal irrigation in addition.The efficacy after 1 month was compared, and then the patients were followed up for 3 months.Results The total effective rate of the treatment group was 91.7% after 1 month,which of the control group was 72.7%.After 3 months,the total effective rate in treatment group was 95.9%,which of the control group was 86.4%.There were statistically significant differences between the two groups in treatment outcomes( P=0.024, 0.011) .Conclusion The therapeutic effect of nasal irrigation for pediatric chronic sinusitis is obvious, safe and reliable.