Prevalence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in ENT Departement RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang Period 2016-2018

Abstract

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammation involving the nose and paranasal sinuses where the patient has two or more major symptoms or one major symptom with two minor symptoms for ≥12 weeks. The prevalence of CRS throughout the world population is around 10-12%. The prevalence of CRS in Indonesia is uncertain. A research has been conducted on the prevalence of CRS in RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang in 2015, therefore this study aims to find out more about the prevalence of CRS in the ENT Department of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang General Hospital in the period 2016-2018 and its distribution based on age, sex, major symptoms, minor symptoms, and the number of sinuses involved. This research was an observational descriptive survey with cross-sectional design. This study used medical records of CRS patients undergoing surgery in the Rhinology Division of the ENT Department RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang period 2016-2018. Sampling was done by consecutive sampling method. The amount of samples in this research is 99 cases. The result of this research is presented in table and narration form. The prevalence of CRS was 33.55%. CRS is most commonly found by the age group 46-53 years (21.2%), male sex (65.7%) with a ratio between men and women 1.9: 1. The most common major symptom was nasal congestion (100%) and the most common minor symptom was headache (62.6%). The most number of sinuses involved based on the paranasal sinus CT scan results was multiple sinusitis (52.5%).

Endotype Conformity with Japanese Epidemiological Survey of Refractory Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis (JESREC) Score in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

“…A study conducted at Dr. Mohammad Hoesin, Palembang found that the prevalence of CRS was higher in men compared to women with a ratio of 1.4:1. [11] In study conducted by Benjamin et al, prevalence of CRS found to be higher in women rather than men because of higher asthma comorbid in women. [12] This study also found no significance between age and CRS endotype.…”

Sinusitis and its association with deviated nasal septum at a tertiary hospital: A retrospective study

“…Likewise, Ravantara et al. 15 found that 65.7% of their patients with chronic sinusitis were men, with a male to female ratio of 1.9:1. Albeit, the National Health Interview Survey age-adjusted data found that sinusitis was more common in women (63%) than in men.…”

Chronic Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology Study in Those Who Need a Surgical Intervention at Saiful Anwar General Hospital Ward January 1st, 2018 – December 31th 2021

“…Chicken Egg 1 Indonesia found that the chief complaint in CRS was nasal blockage. [13,14] the 'cardinal' symptoms are nasal obstruction or congestion, nasal discharge (which can be anterior or posterior), alteration in sense of smell, facial pain, and pressure. Nasal obstruction and alteration of smell and taste are both the most severe and prevalent symptoms in CRSwNP, while in CRSsNP, nasal obstruction is again the most severe, with facial pain and nasal discharge reported as equally severe as altered smell and taste.…”