From Procedure to Recovery: Understanding Quality of Life Changes After Septal Surgery

Abstract

To assess the quality of life in patients who have been through the surgical intervention related to nasal 
septum in ENT department of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi. This study was done from January 
2008 to August 2008. Case based study, with post-interventional quality of life assessment 
questionnaire. One hundred patients undergoing nasal septum related surgery, after their full informed 
and written consent, were included in this study. The age limit was above 18 years and both the sexes 
were included. They were given a questionnaire (Glasgow benefit inventory score-GBI) to be fulfilled on 
the first follow up day after a week’s time from the day of surgery and then subsequently on the second 
visit that is, at about two week’s time from their first visit and the last one after the lapse of 1 month 
from the time of second visit. Average score of patients as per the GBI on the first follow up visit was 
17; on second subsequent visit was 39 and on the last visit it was 50 thereby showing a positive 
correlation between the improvement in quality of life and septal surgery. Septal surgery has a definite 
and positive impact on improving the health related quality of life of patients.