Open AccessBarotrauma in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A Systematic Literature Review*
Author(s) -
Alessandro Belletti,
Gabriele Todaro,
G. Valsecchi,
Rosario Losiggio,
Diego Palumbo,
Giovanni Landoni,
Alberto Zangrillo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005283
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumomediastinum , pneumothorax , mechanical ventilation , respiratory distress , mortality rate , surgery
There are concerns of a high barotrauma rate in coronavirus disease 2019 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. However, a few studies were published, and reported rates were highly variable. We performed a systematic literature review to identify rates of barotrauma, pneumothorax, and pneumomediastinum in coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation.