Experience of using herbal medicine sinupret for patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis during the post-surgery period

Abstract

The choice of an optimal tactic for chronic rhinosinusitis treatment is a very topical issue in otorhinolaryngology. Several pieces of existing literature report a positive impact of a herbal-based remedy Sinupret for patients in the post-rhinosurgical period. Objectives of the study: The investigation of the effect of Sinupret on patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis in the early postoperative period.Materials and methods: 15 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis were examined. The age of patients ranged from 20 to 57 years. The examination of patients was carried out right before the surgery and three months after it. The examination also included general otorhinolaryngological examination, assessment of the overall severity of the disease on the VAS scale, endoscopy of the nasal mucosa, assessment of nasal breathing function based on the analysis of the main indicators of anterior active rhinomanometry and computed tomography of the paranasal sinuses. Two days before their surgery, each patient was prescribed to take two tablets of Sinupret 3 times a day up to 14 days.Results: By day 10 of the post-surgery period, all patients reported noteworthy improvement in nasal breathing, a significant decrease in nasal discharge and no discomfort in the projection of the paranasal sinuses. There was a substantial decrease in the severity of oedema, exudation and formation of crusts, fibrin in all examined patients with rhinoscopy. According to the anterior active rhinomanometry, a statistically significant increase in the total nasal flow and a decrease in nasal resistance to physiological values were established 3 months after surgery. Conclusion: This article presents the results of Sinupret usage in the combined therapy before and after surgical treatment of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and abnormal development of nasal structures. The results of that 14-day treatment evidenced an acceleration of epithelialization and restoration of drainage; as well as an improvement of ventilation function of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. In addition to that, the chosen treatment contributed to the reduction of the rehabilitation period and the absence of relapses of chronic maxillary sinusitis was observed.