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Abbreviations
AECRS, acute exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis; AERD, aspirin exacerbated
respiratory disease; AMT, appropriate medical therapy; ARS, acute rhinosinusitis;
ASA, aspirin; CRS, chronic rhinosinusitis; CRSsNP, chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal
polyps; CRSwNP, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; CS, corticosteroid;
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; CT, computed tomography; ESS, endoscopic sinus surgery;
HRQoL, health-related quality of life; IGS, image guided surgery; INCS, intranasal
corticosteroid; IV, intravenous; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MCID, minimally
clinically important difference; MT, middle turbinate; NP, nasal polyp; NPIF, nasal peak
inspiratory flow; OMC, ostiomeatal complex; QoL, quality of life; RARS, recurrent acute
rhinosinusitis; SNOT, SinoNasal Outcome Test; wNP, with nasal polyps
Source
Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, et al. International Consensus Statement
on Rhinosinusitis: Rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allerg y Rhinol. 2021;11:213–739.
doi: 10.1002/alr.22741
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