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In a small randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery had no differences in outcomes, including symptoms and infections, whether they took an antibiotic or placebo after surgery. The only reported difference in outcomes was in side effects, with patients in the antibiotic group 10 times more likely to report symptoms like diarrhea. The authors note that their study looked at only routine endoscopic sinus surgery and not surgeries that use dissolvable nasal pa...
United States Eric Holbrook Stacey Gray Division Of Rhinology At Mass Eye International Forum Of Allergy Rhinology Sinus Center At Mass Eye
Source: harvard.edu