Cervico-Thoracic Air Collections in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients - Our Experience and Brief Review
Claudiu E. Nistor, Camelia Stanciu Găvan, Daniel Pantile, Narcis Valentin Tanase, Adrian Ciuche
Abstract
Etiopathogenic classification of pneumothorax should include SARS-CoV-2 infection as a possible cause of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax due to COVID-19 pneumonia. Survival rate after the occurrence of these complications was small (18,75%), 4 of the patients were cured, 2 had a favorable outcome and 26 have died. Pleural drainage which is mandatory to do for patients with pneumothorax complication in COVID -19 pneumonia, doesn't change the prognosis for those with severe affecting lungs, because the prolonged ventilation and the other comorbidities have led to death in most of these cases.
Topics & Concepts
PneumomediastinumMedicineSubcutaneous emphysemaPneumothoraxPneumoniaSurgeryComplicationPleural diseaseRetrospective cohort studyLungRespiratory diseaseInternal medicinePneumothorax, Barotrauma, EmphysemaPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesDermatological and COVID-19 studies