Dataset Information

Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy for an Intranasal Airway Device in Nasal Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Postoperative packing in nasal surgery often results in nasal obstruction and discomfort. Commercially available silicone intranasal airways (IAs) serve as dual-nasal airway tubes aimed at alleviating this process, but the safety and efficacy of these devices are unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an intraoperatively placed IA device in rhinoplasty and nasal surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective record review, the medical records of patients undergoing nasal surgery with insertion of the IA at a single institution from 2012 to 2017 were reviewed. After review of over 200 patients, a questionnaire was developed to assess device efficacy.