Spontaneous pneumomediastinum incidence and clinical features in non-intubated patients with COVID-19
Clinics
; 76: e2959, 2021. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1339701
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presentation characteristics and disease course of seven patients with COVID-19 who spontaneously developed pneumomediastinum without a history of mechanical ventilation. METHODS: A total of seven non-intubated patients with COVID-19, of age ranging from 18-67 years, who developed spontaneous pneumomediastinum between 01 April and 01 October 2020 were included in the study. Patients' demographic data, clinical variables, and laboratory values were examined. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum was evaluated using posteroanterior chest radiography and thorax computed tomography. RESULTS: During the research period, 38,492 patients reported to the emergency department of our hospital with COVID-19 symptoms. Of these, spontaneous pneumomediastinum was detected in seven patients who had no previous history of intubation. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2/7) and asthma bronchiale (2/7) were determined as the most common causes of comorbidity. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, the frequency of spontaneous pneumomediastinum developing without pneumothorax was found to be high in non-intubated patients. Whether this is related to the nature of the disease or it is a result of the increase in cases diagnosed incidentally owing to the increasing use of low-dose computed tomography should be explored in further studies.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Enfisema Subcutâneo
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COVID-19
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Enfisema Mediastínico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinics
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Turquia
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Health Sciences University/TR