Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Unrelated to Mechanical Ventilation
Joint Authors
Vo, Mai
Tucker, Lara
Patel, Sachin
Vatsis, Catherine
Poma, Antonia
Ammar, Ali
Nasser, Wael
Mukkera, Satyanarayana
Khan, Rumi
Carlan, Steve
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-11-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the recent worldwide coronavirus 2019 pandemic, a notable rise in pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax complications has been witnessed in numerous mechanically ventilated patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Most cases have reported these complications as barotrauma from mechanical ventilation with COVID-19 disease.
We aim to report three polymerase chain reaction-confirmed COVID-19 patients who developed pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax unrelated to mechanical ventilation.
We originally analyzed 800 patients with COVID-19 disease at Orlando Regional Medical Center from March 1, 2020, to July 31, 2020, of which 12 patients developed pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in their hospital course.
Interestingly, three patients developed pneumomediastinum on chest imaging prior to intubation.
We present these three patients, one female and two males, ages of 42, 64, and 65, respectively, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 disease through nasopharyngeal sampling tests with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax are potential complications of COVID-19 disease in the lungs unrelated to mechanical ventilation.
This is similar to previous outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) diseases.
Further investigation is needed to define the causality of pneumomediastinum in nonintubated COVID-19 patients to define the incidence of disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tucker, Lara& Patel, Sachin& Vatsis, Catherine& Poma, Antonia& Ammar, Ali& Nasser, Wael…[et al.]. 2020. Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Unrelated to Mechanical Ventilation. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tucker, Lara…[et al.]. Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Unrelated to Mechanical Ventilation. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tucker, Lara& Patel, Sachin& Vatsis, Catherine& Poma, Antonia& Ammar, Ali& Nasser, Wael…[et al.]. Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Unrelated to Mechanical Ventilation. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146286
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146286