A diagnostic dilemma: chronic sinusitis diagnosed by non otolaryngologists
Ambulatory care visits for chronic sinusitis outnumber visits for acute sinusitis. The majority of these visits are with non otolaryngologists. In order to better understand patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis by non otolaryngologists, we sought to determine if incident cases of chronic sinusitis diagnosed by primary care (PC) or emergency medicine (EM) providers meet diagnostic criteria.
International forum of allergy rhinology