Spatial assessment of the prevalence of polyposis rhinosinusitis in the Samara region

Abstract

Polypous rhinosinusitis is a widespread disease, which, according to scientific publications, affects about 5% of the world's population. In Russia, the incidence of this disease is on average 4.9 per 10 thousand population. The identification of key risk groups, as well as regions that require closer attention from specialist doctors, is the basis for the prevention of the disease, and also leads to an improvement in the quality of life of patients with polypous rhinosinusitis.Purpose: to study the prevalence of polyposis rhinosinusitis among the population of the Samara region for the period from 2017 to 2021.Materials and methods. for a comparative assessment of the PRS of the population of the Samara region, a retrospective analysis of information on the number of diseases registered in patients living in the service area of a medical organization was carried out based on the data of the annual reporting form No. 12, No. 14 for 2017–2021. The results of the analysis showed that the number of patients with newly diagnosed polyposis rhinosinusitis decreased over the period from 2017 to 2021, with prevalence among the urban population. The most common form of the disease, nasal polyp, was identified, which is confirmed by the results of the analysis of statistical forms. Also the analysis made it possible to identify areas with the highest prevalence of pathology.