TREATMENT OF ACUTE FRONTAL SINUSITIS - A SURVEY OF CURRENT THERAPEUTIC PRACTICES AMONG MEMBERS OF THE NORTHWEST ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY

The treatment of acute frontal sinusitis is extremely important, as th e potential for significant morbidity exists. we conducted a survey of 140 members of the Northwest Academy of OtolarYngology to determine h ow this disease entity is most commonly treated in our region. Eighty- one members responded From this data it is evident that the surgical t reatment of uncomplicated frontal sinusitis is changing, but antimicro bial therapy remains standard. Adjunctive medical therapy is frequentl y used, but the effectiveness of these agents in reversing underlying disease pathophysiology is unknown.