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CLINICAL SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING OF PATIENTS TREATED FOR SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX ASSOCIATED WITH LUNG DAMAGE CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS-RELATED INFECTION (COVID-19)

D.S. Salimov1, A.A. Vorobyev3,4, Yu.I. Vedenin3 , I.V. Glushkov2, P.E. Kraynukov1

1Центральный военный клинический госпиталь имени П.В. Мандрыка, Москва, Россия 2413 Военный госпиталь, Волгоград, Россия 3Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, Волгоград, Россия 4Волгоградский медицинский научный центр, Волгоград, Россия

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumothorax associated with COVID-19-related lung damage can result in a more severe course of the disease with a high probability of lethal outcomes. A multicenter, retrospective study, which involved 1356 patients with COVID-19-induced pneumonia, was conducted. 17 patients (1,25%) developed pneumothorax. COVID-19-associated pneumothorax results in increased length of hospital stay, dictates the need for active surgical management and contributes to a higher mortality rate especially in elderly patients.

Keywords

COVID-19, pneumothorax, pleural cavity drainage

Contacts

Александр Александрович Воробьев, cos@volgmed.ru