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COVID-19 pneumonia and pneumothorax: case series.
Talan, Leyla; Sasal Solmaz, F Gonca; Ercan, Ugur; Akdemir Kalkan, Irem; Yenigün, Bülent Mustafa; Yüksel, Cabir; Altintas, N Defne.
  • Talan L; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Intensive Care, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Sasal Solmaz FG; Division of Intensive Care, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Ercan U; Division of Intensive Care, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Akdemir Kalkan I; Department of Infection Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Yenigün BM; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Yüksel C; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Altintas ND; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Intensive Care, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Tuberk Toraks ; 68(4): 437-443, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1067904
ABSTRACT
Barotrauma is a commonly reported complication in critically ill patients with ARDS caused by different etiologies, it's rate is reported to be around %10. Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patients seem to be more common and have different clinical characteristics. Here we report 9 patients who had pneumothorax and/or pneumomediastinum during their stay in the ICU. Patients who were admitted to ICU between March 2020 and December 2020, were reviewed for presence of pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema during their ICU stay. Demographic characteristics, mechanical ventilation settings, documented ventilation parameters, outcomes were studied. A total of 161 patients were admitted to ICU during the study period, 96 were invasively ventilated. Nine patients had developed pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and/or subcutaneous emphysema during their admission. Five of them were men and median age was 66.6 years. All patients were intubated and mechanically ventilated. All patients were managed conservatively. One patient was discharged from ICU, the others were lost due to other complications related to COVID-19. Upon detection of pneumothorax and/or mediastinum all patients were managed conservatively by limiting their PEEP and maximum inspiratory pressures and were followed by daily chest X-rays (CXR) for detection of any progress. None of the patients showed increase in size of their pneumothorax and/or pneumomediastinum. Hemodynamically instability due to pneumothorax and/or pneumomediastinum was not observed in any of the patients. Tension pneumothorax was not observed in any of the patients. Most common reason for death was sepsis due to secondary bacterial infections. Acute deterioration with rapid oxygen desaturation or palpation of crepitation over thorax and neck in a COVID-19 patient should prompt a search for pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. Conservative management may be an option as long as the patients are stable.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiration, Artificial / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Tuberk Toraks Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Tt.70355

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiration, Artificial / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Etiology study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Tuberk Toraks Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Tt.70355