COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema
Complications of COVID-19-related pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum are frequently observed in moderate and severe pneumonia cases. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and potential risk factors of life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, pneumo-...
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| description | Complications of COVID-19-related pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum are frequently observed in moderate and severe pneumonia cases. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and potential risk factors of life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, pneumo-mediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema that develop in patients received in the tertiary ICUs of our hospital, which serves as a pandemic hospital and to analyze their relationship with mortality. Patients' demographic characteristics, comorbid diseases, length of hospital stay, day and duration of thoracic tube placement, discharge status, and hospitalization laboratory findings were recorded, and the relationship of these parameters with mortality due to pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum were investigated. Of these patients, 33 had pneumothorax, 12 had pneumomediastinum, and 28 had subcutaneous emphysema. Male and female patients were equally represented, and mortality rates were similar. While the rate of pneumothorax in the study patients was 2.21 %, the rate of all life-threatening sequelae such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema was 4.7 %, with a high mortality rate (90 %) in 70 patients with these complications. Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia should be constantly monitored for life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema during their long-term follow-up. [Med-Science 2023; 12(1.000): 122-6] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbc7ef052cc14153b3a34241dc5f0e3f2024-02-12T10:34:07ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342023-03-01121122610.5455/medscience.2022.11.236128578COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysemaSevgi Kutlusoy0Ahmet Aydin1Erdinc Koca2Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation/Malatya Training and Research Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation/ Turgut Ozal University Faculty of Medicine/Malatya Training and Research Hospital Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation/Malatya Training and Research HospitalComplications of COVID-19-related pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum are frequently observed in moderate and severe pneumonia cases. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and potential risk factors of life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, pneumo-mediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema that develop in patients received in the tertiary ICUs of our hospital, which serves as a pandemic hospital and to analyze their relationship with mortality. Patients' demographic characteristics, comorbid diseases, length of hospital stay, day and duration of thoracic tube placement, discharge status, and hospitalization laboratory findings were recorded, and the relationship of these parameters with mortality due to pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum were investigated. Of these patients, 33 had pneumothorax, 12 had pneumomediastinum, and 28 had subcutaneous emphysema. Male and female patients were equally represented, and mortality rates were similar. While the rate of pneumothorax in the study patients was 2.21 %, the rate of all life-threatening sequelae such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema was 4.7 %, with a high mortality rate (90 %) in 70 patients with these complications. Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 pneumonia should be constantly monitored for life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema during their long-term follow-up. [Med-Science 2023; 12(1.000): 122-6]https://www.medicinescience.org/?mno=128578covid-19pneumothoraxpneumomediastinumsubcutaneous emphysemaintensive care unit |
| spellingShingle | Sevgi Kutlusoy Ahmet Aydin Erdinc Koca COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema Medicine Science covid-19 pneumothorax pneumomediastinum subcutaneous emphysema intensive care unit |
| title | COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema |
| title_full | COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema |
| title_short | COVID-19-Related life-threatening complications: pneumothorax, pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema |
| title_sort | covid 19 related life threatening complications pneumothorax pneumo mediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema |
| topic | covid-19 pneumothorax pneumomediastinum subcutaneous emphysema intensive care unit |
| url | https://www.medicinescience.org/?mno=128578 |
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