Increased frequency of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patients admitted in the ICU: A multicentre study from Mumbai, India

• Published in: Clinical medicine (London, England) Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. e615 - e619
• Main Authors: Udwadia, Zarir F, Toraskar, Kedar K, Pinto, Lancelot, Mullerpatan, Jai, Wagh, Haresh D, Mascarenhas, Joanne M, Gandhi, Bhavesh M, Tripathi, Awatansh, Sunavala, Ayesha, Agrawal, Umang, Nanda, Viral, Abraham, Nikita, Francis, Bony, Zore, Ravindra R, Pundpal, Gurudas, Gondse, Bhoosan, Gupta, Gaurav A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021; Royal College of Physicians
• Subjects: air leak in COVID-19; barotrauma in COVID-19; COVID-19; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Mediastinal Emphysema - diagnostic imaging; Mediastinal Emphysema - epidemiology; Original Research; pneumomediastinum; pneumothorax; Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging; Pneumothorax - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; air leak in COVID-19; pneumomediastinum; barotrauma in COVID-19; pneumothorax

There are limited data regarding the incidence of pneumothorax in COVID-19 patients as well as the impact of the same on patient outcomes. A retrospective review of the medical records at three large tertiary care hospitals in Mumbai was performed to identify patients hospitalised with COVID-19 from...