Open AccessEpidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Complicated with Pneumothorax
Author(s) -
Nitesh Kumar Singh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24237
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , epidemiology , pneumonia , mechanical ventilation , intensive care medicine , disease , complication , covid-19 , intubation , pediatrics , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The major brunt of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-2019) is borne by the lungs. The major cause of morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients is a compromise of the respiratory system. Pneumothorax is noted as an insignificant proportion of patients suffering from COVID-19, but it jeopardizes the clinical recovery significantly. We, in the case series of 10 patients, will be summarizing the epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients who also developed pneumothorax.