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Article

Efficacy and Safety of Xylitol Nasal Irrigation after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

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Departments of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
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Departments of Otolaryngology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
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School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan
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School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112304, Taiwan
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Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Biomedicines 2024, 12(6), 1377; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061377
Submission received: 19 May 2024 / Revised: 14 June 2024 / Accepted: 19 June 2024 / Published: 20 June 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Asthma)

Abstract

Xylitol is considered a naturally occurring antibacterial agent. It is generally believed to enhance the body’s own innate bactericidal mechanisms. It also provides anti-adhesive effects against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenza. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of xylitol nasal irrigation in the postoperative care of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who received FESS were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups at one month post-surgery. Thirty-five patients in the xylitol group received 400 mL of 5% xylitol nasal irrigation daily for 2 months, while another 35 in the normal saline (NS) group received 400 mL of NS nasal irrigation daily for 2 months. Prior to FESS, as well as before and after nasal irrigation, sinonasal symptoms were assessed through the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test Questionnaire. The patients also underwent an endoscopic examination while undergoing nasal function tests, and a cytokine measurement of the nasal lavage and a bacterial culture from the middle meatus were performed. The safety of the nasal irrigation was assessed through any self-reported adverse events, the Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Patient Questionnaire and the eustachian tube function test. The endoscopic scores and olfactory threshold significantly decreased after xylitol irrigation when compared with those before irrigation. The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in the nasal secretions also decreased significantly after xylitol irrigation. The amounts of Interleukin-5 and Interleukin-17A were significantly increased in the nasal lavage after xylitol irrigation. No side effects, including those related to eustachian tube function, were seen after nasal irrigation in both groups. Our results showed that xylitol nasal irrigation was both beneficial and safe during the postoperative care of FESS.
Keywords: chronic rhinosinusitis; functional endoscopic sinus surgery; nasal irrigation; normal saline; xylitol chronic rhinosinusitis; functional endoscopic sinus surgery; nasal irrigation; normal saline; xylitol

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Jiang, R.-S.; Chiang, Y.-F.; Liang, K.-L. Efficacy and Safety of Xylitol Nasal Irrigation after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. Biomedicines 2024, 12, 1377. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061377

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Jiang R-S, Chiang Y-F, Liang K-L. Efficacy and Safety of Xylitol Nasal Irrigation after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. Biomedicines. 2024; 12(6):1377. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061377

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jiang, Rong-San, Yi-Fang Chiang, and Kai-Li Liang. 2024. "Efficacy and Safety of Xylitol Nasal Irrigation after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study" Biomedicines 12, no. 6: 1377. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061377

APA Style

Jiang, R.-S., Chiang, Y.-F., & Liang, K.-L. (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Xylitol Nasal Irrigation after Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. Biomedicines, 12(6), 1377. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061377

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