Does Perception of Nasal Patency Correlate with Mucosal Cooling after Surgery for Nasal Obstruction

摘要: Objectives:1) Quantify heat fluxes (ie, mucosal cooling) spatially in the nasal passages of airway obstruction (NAO) patients before and after surgery using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). 2) Develop methods to correlate with patient-reported symptoms, as measured by symptom evaluation (NOSE) visual analog score (VAS).Methods:Computed tomography (CT) scans 10 were obtained relieve NAO. Three-dimensional models each patient’s anatomy used run steady-state CFD simulations airflow transfer during inspiration. The importance anatomic location for perception patency was evaluated comparing vestibule vs. entire cavity, evaluating percentage mucosa exposed greater than 500 W/m2.Results:Post-operatively, statistically higher on pre-operative most obstructed side, alo...