Pulmonary Barotrauma Resulting from Mechanical Ventilation in 2 Patients with a Diagnosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia

Raphael Ezeagu; Titilope Olanipekun; Ratnam Santoshi; Chanaka Seneviratne; Yizhak Kupfer

doi:10.12659/AJCR.927954

27 January 2021 : Case report USA

Pulmonary Barotrauma Resulting from Mechanical Ventilation in 2 Patients with a Diagnosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia

Unusual clinical course

Raphael Ezeagu^1ADEF*, Titilope Olanipekun^2AEF, Ratnam Santoshi^1F, Chanaka Seneviratne^1E, Yizhak Kupfer^1E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927954

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e927954

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Figure 1. Patient 1 chest X-rays. (A) Day 1 of hospital admission – Mild bilateral lung opacities suggestive of infectious process. (B) Day 2 of hospital admission – Worsened bilateral lung opacities. (C) Day 5 of hospital admission – Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum (yellow arrows). (D) Day 8 of hospital admission – Significantly improved lung opacities, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum (yellow arrows).

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Pulmonary Barotrauma Resulting from Mechanical Ventilation in 2 Patients with a Diagnosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia

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