Abstract: Objective We performed this study to investigate the outcome of sinusitis in patients who had removed artificial airway in the near future. Methods Patients who had undergone nasotracheal, orotracheal intubation and incision of trachea performed sinus computed tomography (CT) scans before removing intubation. And the patients who were diagnosed sinusitis rechecked sinus CT scans seven days postoperatively. Results 44 cases of radiologic sinusitis and 12 cases of infectious sinusitis were diagnosed before removing intubation. 22 of the 44 (50.00%) patients were recovered and 16 of the 44 (36.36%) patients were improved after rechecking with radiologic sinusitis. 2 of the 12 (16.67%) patients were recovered and 5 of the 12 (41.67%) patients were improved after rechecking with infectious sinusitis. 18 of the 38 (47.37%) patients were recovered and 14 of the 38 (36.84%) patients were improved with nasotracheal intubation. 3 of the 11 (27.27%) patients were recovered and 5 of the 11 (45.45%) patients were improved with orotracheal intubation. 2 of the 7 (28.57%) patients were recovered and 3 of the 7 (42.86%) patients were improved with incision of trachea. Conclusion With the complication of Artificial airway, infectious sinusitis is less frequent than infectious sinusitis. Most patients who were diagnosed sinusitis recovered or improved after removing intubation without treatment.

Key words: Artificial airway, Radiologic sinusitis, Infectious sinusitis