Accessibility and use of image-guided navigation systems for endoscopic sinus surgery in the UK: a cross-sectional, survey-based study of UK ENT consultants.
Balai, Edward Hussain, Mohammed Hassan Jolly, Karan Darr, Adnan
Balai, Edward
Hussain, Mohammed Hassan
Jolly, Karan
Darr, Adnan
Affiliation
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK; University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK.
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Publication date
2025-06-18
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Research Projects
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The American Academy of Otolaryngology endorses using image-guided navigation systems in appropriately selected sinus and skull base cases. This study aimed to understand current practices, accessibility and use of image-guided navigation systems in otolaryngology departments across the UK.
METHODS: A 13-point survey was distributed to UK otolaryngology consultants, with responses collated between May and December 2023.
RESULTS: A total of 154 responses were received. Whilst 28.6 per cent felt it should be mandatory for a department undertaking endoscopic sinus surgery to have image-guided navigation systems, 33.1 per cent reported a lack of access, with financial cost the primary barrier. Half of the respondents reported using image-guided navigation systems for surgery involving the sphenoid sinus and "full-house" functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Over three-quarters felt image-guided navigation systems should be utilised for frontal sinus pathology or expanded approaches.
CONCLUSION: Our study highlights variations in access to image-guided navigation systems and a range of practices regarding its use for endoscopic sinus surgery amongst UK otolaryngologists.
Citation
Balai E, Hussain MH, Jolly K, Darr A. Accessibility and use of image-guided navigation systems for endoscopic sinus surgery in the UK: a cross-sectional, survey-based study of UK ENT consultants. J Laryngol Otol. 2025 Jun 18:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S0022215125102570. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40528413.
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