CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RHINOSINUSITIS CASES AT SANGLAH GENERAL HOSPITAL

Rhinosinusitis is a common health problem in the world. Rhinosinusitis is an inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses. The case of rhinosinusitis occurs in 1 in 8 adults in the United States, and generates more than 30 million diagnoses annually. The purpose of this research is to know the characteristics of patients with rhinosinusitis who come and get treatment in ENT Polyclinic Sanglah General Hospital period of January-June 2019. The method used in this study is descriptive retrospective and uses secondary data obtained from the medical record of Central General Hospital (RSUP) Sanglah Denpasar period of January-June 2019. The data is then processed and presented in a tabular form, using Microsoft Excel and Word programs. The results show that from 83 patients with rhinosinusitis, the average age of patients with rhinosinusitis is 39.2 years with the most proportion in the age of 31-45 years, a number of 30 sufferers (36.1%). The gender of men with rhinosinusitis is the most common, there are 42 people (50.6%). The main complaint with the most common symptoms of rhinosinusitis is nasal congestion as much as 47 sufferers (56.6%). The most commonly concured minor symptoms are other symptoms of cough, sneezing and painful swallowing of 38 sufferers (45.8%).