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Table 5 Accuracy of physical exam to determine who requires surgery

From: Diagnosis and management of septal deviation and nasal valve collapse - a survey of Canadian otolaryngologists

 

All Physicians

General Otolaryngology

FPRS

Rhinology

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Low

14

16.3%

8

16.7%

4

22.2%

2

10.0%

Moderate

48

55.8%

28

58.3%

6

33.3%

14

70.0%

High

24

27.9%

12

25.0%

8

44.4%

4

20.0%

  1. *p = 0.23