Pneumothorax in Acute Neurologically Ill COVID-19 Positive Patients: A Brief Report.

Autor: Mishra RK; Department of Neruroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Surve RM; Department of Neruroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Kamath S; Department of Neruroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Musunuru M; Department of Neruroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Kulanthaivelu K; Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Malla SR; Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neurology India [Neurol India] 2023 Sep-Oct; Vol. 71 (5), pp. 976-979.
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.388125
Abstrakt: Background: Pneumothorax is reported as a complication of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). The present report describes the incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of pneumothorax in acute neurologically ill COVID-19 positive patients admitted to the COVID-19 neuro-intensive care unit (CNICU).
Methods: In this retrospective study, pneumothorax was identified by reviewing chest radiographs of acute neurologically ill patients with and without associated COVID-19 admitted to the CNICU and non-COVID-19 NICU, respectively, from July to November 2020. The clinico-epidemiological characteristics of acute neurologically ill COVID-19 positive patients with pneumothorax are described.
Results: The incidence of pneumothorax was 17% (8/47) in acute neurologically ill COVID-19 positive patients in the CNICU and 14.6% (6/41) in patients who received mechanical ventilation (MV). In contrast, the incidence of pneumothorax in acute neurologically ill non-COVID-19 patients admitted to the NICU was 3.7% (7/188) and 0.69% (1/143) in patients receiving MV.
Conclusion: In our study, the incidence of pneumothorax was higher in patients with concomitant neurological and COVID-19 diseases than in acute neurologically ill non-COVID-19 patients managed during the same period in the ICUs.
Competing Interests: None
Databáze: MEDLINE
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