EPOS2020: What’s new for physician practitioners?

• Authors: Magdalena Arcimowicz , Kazimierz Niemczyk

Abstracts

EN

The European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 also abbreviated to EPOS2020, is the new edition of the European document devoted to the broadly understood topic of inflammation of the nasal mucosa and paranasal sinuses. The first edition appeared in 2005, followed by further editions in 2007 and 2012. In February 2020, we received the latest version, extended, somewhat modified, expanded to include the latest research and meta-analysis in the fields of: rhinology, rhinosurgery, epidemiology and reports on comorbidities. A completely new division of chronic sinusitis was presented. Recommendations based on the highest quality evaluations, resulting from the publication of the last eight years, also introduce a system based on integrated care pathways, or ICP in sinusitis. Chapters on pediatric aspects and sinus surgery have been expanded. EPOS2020 is addressed not only to doctors, but also to: nurses, pharmacists, other healthcare workers, as well as patients themselves, who often make the first attempts at treatment with OTC preparations, frequently based on the recommendations of pharmacists. The latest EPOS also specifies directions for further lines of research in the broadly understood field of rhinosinusitis.

Keywords

EN

acute rhinosinusitis; chronic rhinosinusitis; diagnostics; epidemiology; integrated care pathways; nasal polyps; rhinitis and paranasal sinusitis; treatment

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 9(2)
• Pages: 7-17

Dates

published

2020-07-08

Contributors

author

Magdalena Arcimowicz

author

Kazimierz Niemczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.2023