| Autor: |
Nazanin Sheikhan MD, Elizabeth J. Benge MD, Amanpreet Kaur MD, Jerome K Hruska DO, Yi McWhorter DO, Arnold Chung MD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 109-114 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2160-6773 |
| DOI: |
10.13175/swjpcc046-21 |
| Popis: |
Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia frequently develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and in severe cases, require invasive mechanical ventilation. One complication that can develop in patients with ARDS who are mechanically ventilated is a bronchopleural fistula (BPF). Although rare, the frequency of BPF in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is increasingly recognized. Here, we present a 48-year old man with BPF associated with COVID-19 pneumonia. Treatment with a commercial endobronchial valve (EBV) system resulted in reduced air leak allowing for tracheostomy placement. Our case adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that the presence of COVID-19 pneumonia does not hinder the utility of EBV’s in the treatment of BPF’s. |
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