Use of peak nasal inspiratory flowmetry and nasal decongestant to evaluate outcome of septoplasty with radiofrequency coblation of the inferior turbinate

Balikci, Hasan Huseyin; Gurdal, M. Mustafa

doi:10.4193/rhin13.181

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“…More recently Balicki et al . in their study of 108 patients undergoing septoplasty and turbinate surgery have shown that NIPF is a useful measure for both mucosal and structural nasal deformity.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has been shown to miss approximately 25% of symptomatic patients with functionally relevant nasal structural deformity; 24 however, on the other hand, it has been shown to be reproducible and closely correlating to sign in rhinitis. 25 More recently Balicki et al 26 in their study of 108 patients undergoing septoplasty and turbinate surgery have shown that NIPF is a useful measure for both mucosal and structural nasal deformity. More work clearly needs to be carried out for the NIPF measure to be accepted as a useful outcome measure in structural nasal disease.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The need for an objective measure in septorhinoplasty surgery: are we any closer to finding an answer?

Andrews

Choudhury

Takhar

et al. 2015

Clinical Otolaryngology

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Section: Comparisons With Other Studiesmentioning

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The need for an objective measure in septorhinoplasty surgery: are we any closer to finding an answer?

Andrews

Choudhury

Takhar

et al. 2015

Clinical Otolaryngology

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“…Studies have assessed the efficacy of intranasal corticosteroids in patients with NP using PNIF , showing a significant increase in PNIF which was accompanied by subjective improvement of nasal blockage, and by an associated reduction in nasal polyp size . It can be used to study nasal valve collapse , hormonal influences on the nasal mucosa and for the evaluation of nasal surgery outcome , and it has been recommended by many authors as a valuable objective instrument for evaluation of subjective nasal obstruction . PNIF can also be used in nasal provocation testing to evaluate nasal hyper‐reactivity and to evaluate environmental effects on nasal patency in occupationally induced nasal obstruction .…”

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Measurements of nasal airflow and patency: a critical review with emphasis on the use of peak nasal inspiratory flow in daily practice

Ottaviano

Fokkens

2016

Allergy

116

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Objective measures can be used to assist the clinician to diagnose and treat nasal obstruction and also to quantify nasal obstruction in research. Objective measurements of nasal obstruction are as important as objective measurements of lung function. peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF), acoustic rhinometry (AR) and rhinomanometry (RM), with their specific peculiarity, assess different aspects of nasal obstruction. From the studies available in the literature, it seems that these methods roughly correlate with each other and that all of them can be alternatively utilized very well in research as well as in clinical practice. This review describes the various methods that can be used to measure nasal patency, airflow and resistance, mainly peak nasal inspiratory flow, rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry. PNIF has been demonstrated to be reproducible and as good an indication of objective nasal patency as formal rhinomanometry and has the advantage to be cheap, simple and suitable for serial measurements and for home use even in the paediatric population. PNIF normative data are available for children, adults and elderly subjects, and the availability of unilateral PNIF normal values allows evaluation of nasal sides separately. Just as in the lower airways, objective and subjective evaluation gives different information that together optimizes the diagnosis and the treatment of our patients. We argue that PNIF should be used regularly in every outpatient clinic that treats patients with nasal obstruction.

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“…Despite the potential for valve collapse at high flow rates (287) and the need to pay attention to the nasal valve area especially when unilateral measurements are taken (288,289) , PNIF has been used to study nasal valve collapse (290) and to evaluate the effect of nasal dilators (291)(292)(293)(294)(295) and surgery for nasal valve insufficiency (296,297) .…”

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European position paper on diagnostic tools in rhinology

Rimmer

Hellings

Lund

et al. 2019

Rhin

114

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is the official Journal of the European and International Rhinologic Societies and appears quarterly in March, June, September and December. Cited in Pubmed, Current Contents, Index Medicus, Exerpta Medica and Embase Founded in 1963 by H.A.E. van Dishoeck, Rhinology is a worldwide non-profit making journal. The journal publishes original papers on basic research as well as clinical studies in the major field of rhinology, including physiology, diagnostics, pathology, immunology, medical therapy and surgery of both the nose and paranasal sinuses. Review articles and short communications are also pulished. All papers are peer-reviewed. Letters-to-the-editor provide a forum for comments on published papers, and are not subject to editorial revision except for correction of English language. In-depth studies that are too long to be included into a regular issue can be published as a supplement. Supple ments are not subject to peer-review.

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Use of peak nasal inspiratory flowmetry and nasal decongestant to evaluate outcome of septoplasty with radiofrequency coblation of the inferior turbinate

Abstract: PNIF can be used in the assessment of ITC-RF outcomes with the aid of nasal decongestants, even in patients who also underwent septoplasty.

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

The need for an objective measure in septorhinoplasty surgery: are we any closer to finding an answer?

The need for an objective measure in septorhinoplasty surgery: are we any closer to finding an answer?

Measurements of nasal airflow and patency: a critical review with emphasis on the use of peak nasal inspiratory flow in daily practice

European position paper on diagnostic tools in rhinology

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