Predictors of Pneumothorax/Pneumomediastinum in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the incidence, predictors, and outcome of pneumothorax (PNX)/pneumomediastinum (PMD) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Design

Observational study.

Setting

Tertiary-care university hospital.

Participants

One hundred sixteen consecutive critically ill, invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 ARDS.

Interventions

The authors collected demographic, mechanical ventilation, imaging, laboratory, and outcome data. Primary outcome was the incidence of PNX/PMD. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of PNX/PMD.

Measurements and main results

PNX/PMD occurred in a total of 28 patients (24.1%), with 22 patients developing PNX (19.0%) and 13 developi

SUBMITTER: Belletti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8054543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature