Table 1 Summary of included Cochrane systematic reviews
Cochrane systematic review | Number of RCTs included within the systematic review | Number of RCTs that did not fit our study protocol | Total number of RCTs included from the systematic review in our study |
|---|---|---|---|
Khalil H, Nunez DA. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis (2006, updated in 2009) [21] | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Harvey R et al. Nasal saline irrigations for the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (2007) [22] | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Piromchai P et al. Systemic antibiotics for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps in adults (2011) [23] | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sacks PL et al. Topical and systemic antifungal therapy for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (2011) [24] | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Snidvongs K et al. Topical steroids for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (2011) [25] | 11 | 1 | 10 |
Ahmed J et al. Functional endoscopic balloon dilation of sinus ostia for chronic rhinosinusitis (2011) [26] | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Kalish L et al. Topical steroids for nasal polyps (2012) [27] | 44 | 7 | 37 |
Rimmer J et al. Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (2014) [20] | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Huang Z et al. Steroid-eluting sinus stents for improving symptoms in chronic rhinosinusitis patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery (2015) [28] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sharma R et al. Surgical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (Review) (2014) [29] | 0 | 0 | 0 |