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Heart Lung
. 2021 Jan 29;50(3):437-440.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.01.020. Online ahead of print.
Spontaneous pneumothorax: An emerging complication of COVID-19 pneumonia
Emmanuel Ekanem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shreya Podder[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nisha Donthi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hooman Bakhshi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joshua Stodghill[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sandeep Khandhar[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Amit Mahajan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Mehul Desai[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the setting of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has been rarely described and is a potentially lethal complication. We report our institutional experience. Patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted at 5 hospitals within the Inova health system between February 21 and May 2020 were included in the study. We identified 1619 patients, 22 patients (1.4%) developed spontaneous pneumothorax during their hospitalization without evidence of traumatic injury.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pneumonia; Spontaneous pneumothorax.
. 2021 Jan 29;50(3):437-440.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.01.020. Online ahead of print.
Spontaneous pneumothorax: An emerging complication of COVID-19 pneumonia
Emmanuel Ekanem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shreya Podder[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nisha Donthi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hooman Bakhshi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joshua Stodghill[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sandeep Khandhar[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Amit Mahajan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Mehul Desai[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 33631467
- DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.01.020
Abstract
Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the setting of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has been rarely described and is a potentially lethal complication. We report our institutional experience. Patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted at 5 hospitals within the Inova health system between February 21 and May 2020 were included in the study. We identified 1619 patients, 22 patients (1.4%) developed spontaneous pneumothorax during their hospitalization without evidence of traumatic injury.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pneumonia; Spontaneous pneumothorax.