Chest X-ray at Emergency Admission and Potential Association with Barotrauma in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Experience from the Italian Core of the First Pandemic Peak

Chest X-ray at Emergency Admission and Potential Association with Barotrauma in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Experience from the Italian Core of the First Pandemic Peak

Barotrauma occurs in a significant number of patients with COVID-19 interstitial pneumonia undergoing mechanical ventilation. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether the Brixia score (BS) calculated on chest-X-rays acquired at the Emergency Room was associated with barotrauma. We ret...

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Main Authors: Pietro Andrea Bonaffini, Francesco Stanco, Ludovico Dulcetta, Giancarla Poli, Paolo Brambilla, Paolo Marra, Clarissa Valle, Ferdinando Luca Lorini, Mirko Mazzoleni, Beatrice Sonzogni, Fabio Previdi, Sandro Sironi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Tomography
Subjects:
COVID-19
chest radiography
Brixia score
mechanical ventilation
barotrauma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/9/6/171

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