Nasal irrigation (mean+SE)
Nasal spray (mean+SE)
Mean difference (95%CI)
p-value
CRSsNP
All anatomical areas 7.33+1.05 2.97+1.05 4.36 (1.44, 7.27) 0.003
OMU 2.14+0.30 1.45+0.30 0.69 (-0.13, 1.51) 0.98
Maxillary sinus 2.16+0.34 0.21+0.34 1.95 (1.00, 2.89) <0.001
Anterior ethmoid sinus 1.34+0.25 0.55+0.25 0.79 (0.08, 1.49) 0.03
Posterior ethmoid sinus 0.95+0.23 0.37+0.23 0.58 (-0.06, 1.21) 0.08
Sphenoid sinus 0.46+0.25 0.19+0.25 0.27 (-0.42, 0.95) 0.45
Frontal sinus 0.40+0.20 0.18+0.20 0.21 (-0.33, 0.76) 0.44
CRSwNP
All anatomical areas 6.28+0.70 4.00+0.71 2.28 (0.33, 4.23) 0.02
OMU 1.65+0.20 1.39+0.20 0.26 (-0.29, 0.81) 0.36
Maxillary sinus 1.79+0.23 0.65+0.23 1.14 (0.50, 1.77) <0.001
Anterior ethmoid sinus 1.20+0.17 0.78+0.17 0.42 (-0.05, 0.89) 0.08
Posterior ethmoid sinus 0.80+0.15 0.57+0.15 0.23 (-0.19, 0.66) 0.29
Sphenoid sinus 0.54+0.16 0.42+0.17 0.12 (-0.34, 0.58) 0.61
Frontal sinus 0.25+0.13 0.19+0.13 0.06 (-0.31, 0.43) 0.75