Background: Bronchoscopy is one of the most accurate procedures to diagnose airway stenosis which is an invasive procedure. However, a quick and noninvasive estimation of the percent area of obstruction (%AO) of the lumen is helpful in decision-making before performing a bronchoscopy procedure. We hypothesized that there is a relationship between %AO and tracheal resistance against fluid flow.
Materials And Methods: By measuring airway resistance, %AO could be estimated before the procedure. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), this study simulates the fluid flow through trachea models with web-liked stenosis using CFD. A cylindrical segment was inserted into the trachea to represent cross-sectional areas corresponding to 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% AO. The fluid flow and pressure distribution in these models were studied. Our CFD simulations revealed that the tracheal resistance is exponentially increased by %AO.
Results: The results showed a 130% and 55% increase in lung airway resistance and resistive work of breathing for an 80% AO, respectively. Moreover, a curve-fitted relationship was obtained to estimate %AO based on the measured airway resistance by body plethysmography or forced oscillation technique.
Conclusion: This pre-estimation is very useful in diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning in patients with tracheal stenosis.
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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Anti-Infective Drug Discovery and Development, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China. Electronic address:
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