Pneumothorax in critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection : Incidence, clinical characteristics and outcomes in a case control multicenter study

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BACKGROUND: The clinical features and outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 infection who develop a pneumothorax has not been rigorously described or compared to those who do not develop a pneumothorax.

PURPOSE: To determine the incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection who developed pneumothorax. In addition, we compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients who developed a pneumothorax with those who did not develop a pneumothorax.

METHODS: This study was a multicenter retrospective analysis of all adult critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection who were admitted to intensive care units in 4 tertiary care centers in the United States.

RESULTS: A total of 842 critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection were analyzed, out of which 594 (71%) were mechanically ventilated. The overall incidence of pneumothorax was 85/842 (10%), and 80/594 (13%) in those who were mechanically ventilated. As compared to mechanically ventilated patients in the non-pneumothorax group, mechanically ventilated patients in the pneumothorax group had worse respiratory parameters at the time of intubation (mean PaO2:FiO2 ratio 105 vs 150, P<0.001 and static respiratory system compliance: 30ml/cmH2O vs 39ml/cmH2O, P = 0.01) and significantly higher in-hospital mortality (63% vs 49%, P = 0.04).

CONCLUSION: The overall incidence of pneumothorax in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 infection was 13%. Mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 infection who developed pneumothorax had worse gas exchange and respiratory mechanics at the time of intubation and had a higher mortality compared to those who did not develop pneumothorax.

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CommentIn: Respir Med. 2021 Oct;187:106552. - PMID 34364198

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:184

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Respiratory medicine - 184(2021) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 106464

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chopra, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Al-Tarbsheh, Ali Hani [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Nidhi J [VerfasserIn]
Yaqoob, Hamid [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Kurt [VerfasserIn]
Feustel, Paul J [VerfasserIn]
Ortiz-Pacheco, Ronaldo [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Kinner M [VerfasserIn]
Oweis, Jozef [VerfasserIn]
Kozlova, Natalya [VerfasserIn]
Zouridis, Spyridon [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Sahar [VerfasserIn]
Epelbaum, Oleg [VerfasserIn]
Chong, Woon H [VerfasserIn]
Huggins, John T [VerfasserIn]
Saha, Biplab K [VerfasserIn]
Conuel, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Chieng, Hau [VerfasserIn]
Mullins, Jeannette [VerfasserIn]
Bajaj, Divyansh [VerfasserIn]
Shkolnik, Boris [VerfasserIn]
Vancavage, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
Madisi, Nagendra [VerfasserIn]
Judson, Marc A [VerfasserIn]

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Barotrauma
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019
Incidence
Journal Article
Mortality
Pneumomediastinum
Pneumothorax
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 14.07.2021

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Respir Med. 2021 Oct;187:106552. - PMID 34364198

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106464

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NLM325930287