ARS Position Statement: Criteria for Drug-Eluting ImplantsJanuary 28, 2023The American Rhinologic Society endorses the utilization of drug-eluting implants into the sinus cavities. Final outcomes in sinus surgery often depend upon the creation and maintenance of ostial patency while reducing intrinsic inflammation of the sinonasal cavity. Furthermore, optimizing sinonasal inflammation can result in a decrease in the use of systemic steroid medications and potentially delay the need for revision surgery. There continues to be a growing level of high-quality evidence on the safety and efficacy of drug-eluting implants in the paranasal sinuses. These studies have demonstrated cost effectiveness as well as improvement of patient centered outcomes by reducing inflammation, maintaining ostial patency, decreasing scarring, and preventing middle turbinate lateralization while limiting the need for administration of oral steroids. 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