Table 3: Preoperative NOSE scale results (maximum score - 20, minimum -7).
| Patient/NOSE question Nr. | Nr. 1 | Nr. 2 | Nr. 3 | Nr. 4 | Nr. 5 | Total |
| Patient 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Patient 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Patient 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Patient 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Patient 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Patient 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Patient 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Patient 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Patient 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Patient 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Patient 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Patient 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Patient 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Patient 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Patient 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Patient 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Patient 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 |