Nardi Tetaj, Gennaro De Pascale, Massimo Antonelli, Joel Vargas, Martina Savino, Francesco Pugliese, Francesco Alessandri, Giovanni Giordano, Pierfrancesco Tozzi, Monica Rocco, Anna Maria Biava, Luigi Maggi, Raffaella Pisapia, Francesco Maria Fusco, Giulia Valeria Stazi, Gabriele Garotto, Maria Cristina Marini, Pierluca Piselli, Alessia Beccacece, Andrea Mariano, Maria Letizia Giancola, Stefania Ianniello, Francesco Vaia, Enrico Girardi, Andrea Antinori, Maria Grazia Bocci, Luisa Marchioni, Emanuele Nicastri
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a significant and novel cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the incidence of cases involving pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. However, the risk factors associated with poor outcomes in these patients remain unclear. Methods: This observational study collected clinical and imaging data from COVID-19 patients with PTX and/or PNM across five tertiary hospitals in central Italy between 1 March 2020 and 1 March 2022...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine