2022
Profiles of Odorant Specific Performance in Olfactory Testing
Schlosser RJ, Soler ZM, Mace J, Farrell N, Rimmer R, Alt JA, Ramakrishnan VR, Edwards TS, Smith TL. Profiles of Odorant Specific Performance in Olfactory Testing. American Journal Of Rhinology And Allergy 2022, 37: 26-34. PMID: 36069003, DOI: 10.1177/19458924221124692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChronic DiseaseHumansNasal PolypsOdorantsOlfaction DisordersRhinitisSinusitisSmellConceptsOlfactory dysfunctionPsychophysical testingNon-CRS subjectsVariety of etiologiesHealthy control adultsSinus complaintsTrigeminal functionChronic rhinosinusitisNasal polypsSniffin' SticksOlfactory testingDiagnostic groupsControl adultsOlfactory assessmentHyposmicSimilar findingsEtiologyAdultsUnique profileCRSRhinosinusitisSpecific odorantsPathophysiologyDysfunctionCohortEvaluating Distance Bias in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Outcomes
Gill AS, Beswick DM, Mace JC, Menjivar D, Ashby S, Rimmer RA, Ramakrishnan VR, Soler ZM, Alt JA. Evaluating Distance Bias in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Outcomes. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2022, 148: 507-514. PMID: 35511170, PMCID: PMC9073660, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSF-6D scoresAcademic tertiary care centerTertiary care centerEndoscopic sinus surgeryCross-sectional studyComorbidity burdenChronic rhinosinusitisSinus surgeryCare centerMedical Outcomes Study Short FormDisease severitySNOT-22 total scoresChronic rhinosinusitis outcomesMedical comorbid conditionsAppropriate medical therapyBaseline disease severitySinonasal Outcome TestCohort of patientsSNOT-22 scoresOverall symptom severityResidence zip codeAssociation of distanceSNOT-22Median ageMedical therapy
2021
Association of statins with quality of life and olfaction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
Rimmer RA, Mace JC, Gill A, Alt J, Detwiller K, Geltzeiler M, Smith TL, Farrell NF. Association of statins with quality of life and olfaction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2021, 12: 237-239. PMID: 34510817, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCumulative comorbidity burden does not worsen outcomes in management of chronic rhinosinusitis
Gill AS, Mace JC, Rimmer R, Ramakrishnan VR, Beswick DM, Soler ZM, Manor J, Orlandi RR, Smith TL, Alt JA. Cumulative comorbidity burden does not worsen outcomes in management of chronic rhinosinusitis. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2021, 12: 28-38. PMID: 34259379, PMCID: PMC8716416, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional Comorbidity IndexSF-6D scoresBaseline SNOT-22Chronic rhinosinusitisComorbidity burdenSNOT-22CRS treatmentShort Form-6D scoresHigher comorbidity burdenNasal Outcome TestEffect of comorbidityHealth utility valuesCross-sectional studyElectronic medical recordsComorbidity indexLund-MackayMedical comorbiditiesTomography ScoreCRS patientsSinonasal qualitySurgical therapyMedical recordsTreatment outcomesOutcome measuresHealth utility
2019
Rate of rhinosinusitis and sinus surgery following a minimally destructive approach to endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy
Rimmer RA, Vimawala S, Chitguppi C, Reilly EK, Graf AE, Fastenberg JH, Evans JJ, Rosen MR, Rabinowitz MR, Nyquist GG. Rate of rhinosinusitis and sinus surgery following a minimally destructive approach to endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2019, 10: 405-411. PMID: 31765522, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional endoscopic sinus surgeryTranssphenoidal hypophysectomyEndoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomyChronic rhinosinusitisSinus surgeryNasoseptal flapExcellent long-term patientNasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) scoresPrior chronic rhinosinusitisRetrospective chart reviewCourse of antibioticsEndoscopic sinus surgeryLong-term patientsOutcome Test scoresPreoperative levelsChart reviewTurbinate lateralizationRecurrent tumorsPrimary indicationSingle institutionPituitary surgeryRhinosinusitisPatientsSurgeryPosterior septectomy