Luigi Vetrugno, Cristian Deana, Nadia Castaldo, Alberto Fantin, Alessandro Belletti, Emanuela Sozio, Maria De Martino, Miriam Isola, Diego Palumbo, Federico Longhini, Gianmaria Cammarota, Savino Spadaro, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Flavio Bassi, Carlo Tascini, Vincenzo Patruno, Covimix-Study Group
BACKGROUND: Noninvasive respiratory support (NIRS) has been extensively used during the COVID-19 surge for patients with acute respiratory failure. However, little data are available about barotrauma during NIRS in patients treated outside the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. METHODS: COVIMIX-2 was an ancillary analysis of the previous COVIMIX study, a large multicenter observational work investigating the frequencies of barotrauma (i.e., pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum) in adult patients with COVID-19 interstitial pneumonia...
May 25, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine