Early PAP Resumption After Sinus Surgery Shows No Added Harm

A prospective multicenter study compared OSA patients who resumed PAP therapy on postoperative day 0 or 1 after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) to non-OSA FESS controls. The study reported that early PAP resumption was not independently associated with higher endoscopic scores, worse quality-of-life scores, or increased epistaxis severity, and no PAP-related complications such as orbital emphysema or pneumocephalus occurred. The authors concluded that early PAP resumption did not appear associated with worsened postoperative outcomes.

Most relevant for: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea on PAP therapy undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

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