Pneumothorax in critically COVID-19 patients with mechanical ventilation

Autor: Titis Dewi Wahyuni, Leonardo Helasti Simanjuntak, Angela, Samuel Sunarso, Allen Widysanto, C. Gunawan, Sylvia Sagita Siahaan, Teodorus Alfons Pratama
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Medical Journal of Indonesia, Vol 1, Iss 1 (2021)
ISSN: 2252-8083
0853-1773
DOI: 10.13181/mji.cr.204798
Popis: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency caused by SARS-CoV-2. A few studies reported pneumothorax in patients with COVID-19. Pneumothorax is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. Hence, it should be considered during the treatment and follow-up of patients with COVID-19. Herein, we reported four cases of pneumothorax in critical COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the ICU and treated with a mechanical ventilation. All patients were diagnosed with COVID-19, type 1 respiratory failure, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. All patients developed pneumothorax during mechanical ventilation, although the ventilator settings were set to lung-protective strategy.
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