COVID-19 and pneumothorax: a multicentre retrospective case series

2020345 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Anthony W. Martinelli · University of Cambridge

Tejas Ingle · Lister Hospital

Joseph Newman · Lister Hospital

Iftikhar Nadeem · Bedford Hospital

Karl Jackson · Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Nicholas D. Lane · Royal Victoria Infirmary

J. Mark Melhorn ·

Abstract

These cases suggest that pneumothorax is a complication of COVID-19. Pneumothorax does not seem to be an independent marker of poor prognosis and we encourage continuation of active treatment where clinically possible.

Topics & Keywords

Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: European Respiratory Journal

Volume 56, Issue 5, pp. 2002697-2002697

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02697-2020

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