Case Of Pneumomediastinum And Surgical Emphysema In A Patient With Covid-19 Pneumonia, On Cpap.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
; 34(2): 366-368, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1848220
ABSTRACT
An unusual case of a 35-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumonia who suddenly desaturated while on continuous positive airway pressure leading to pneumomediastinum and surgical emphysema thereby requiring ventilatory support in intensive therapy unit. It is unclear from history and clinical assessment; whether this complication was directly related to COVID-19 pneumonia and it worsened with the initiation of CPAP, OR it was a direct complication of CPAP.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Subcutaneous Emphysema
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COVID-19
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Mediastinal Emphysema
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamc-02-9509
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