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COVID-19 Complicated by Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Cureus, 2020 Over the last few months, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created overwhelming challenges for physicians across the world. While much has been described in the literature about lung infiltrates and respiratory failure associated with
Taha Mallick +3 more
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Secondary tension pneumothorax in a COVID-19 pneumonia patient: a case report
Infection, 2020 Purpose Especially in elderly and multimorbid patients, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may result in severe pneumonia and secondary complications. Recent studies showed pneumothorax in rare cases, but tension pneumothorax has only been reported once.
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2008 Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually caused by the rupture of subpleural blebs/bullae in the underlying lung and is one of the most common elective applications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Sakurai Hiroyuki
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Case report of severe pneumothorax due to lung cancer treated with anlotinib
Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Anlotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor for the treatment of lung cancer. Pneumothorax is a rare complication of anlotinib treatment.
Haowei Lu +3 more
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Spontaneous pneumothorax [PDF]
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2011 Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air in the pleural space due to: a) communication be- tween alveolar spaces and pleura; b) direct or indi- rect exchange of air between the atmosphere and the pleural space; or c) the presence of gas produc- ing organisms in the pleural space.
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PLoS Medicine, 2018 Background Pneumothorax can precipitate a life-threatening emergency due to lung collapse and respiratory or circulatory distress. Pneumothorax is typically detected on chest X-ray; however, treatment is reliant on timely review of radiographs.
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Case Report: COVID-19–Associated Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax—A Literature Review
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020 . COVID-19 is a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, primarily affecting the respiratory tract. Pulmonary complications of COVID-19 may include acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism.
Ayat Alhakeem +3 more
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Frequency and Intensive Care Related Risk Factors of Pneumothorax in Ventilated Neonates
Pulmonary Medicine, 2014 Objectives. Relationships of mechanical ventilation to pneumothorax in neonates and care procedures in particular are rarely studied. We aimed to evaluate the relationship of selected ventilator variables and risk events to pneumothorax.
Ramesh Bhat Yellanthoor, Vidya Ramdas
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Pneumothorax in the ICU: Retrospective Analysis of Two Years’ Experience
Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, 2020 Objective:Pneumothorax is a common occurrence in intensive care unit (ICU)’s. Whereas causes of traumatic pneumothorax is generally blunt and penetrating traumas, iatrogenic pneumothorax may occur after procedures like central venous catheterization ...
Ali Özalp +6 more
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A Posterior Pneumothorax [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2013 1Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine; 2Department of Medical Imaging, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Correspondence: Dr Julian S Tam, Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 5th Floor Ellis Hall, 103 Hospital Drive ...
Christopher A. Hergott +3 more
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