Case Series on Barotrauma in COVID-19 Infection Patients

Oman Med J. 2023 Sep 28;38(5):e557. doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.44. eCollection 2023 Sep.ABSTRACTAs COVID-19 emerged in the world, there was a high prevalence of intubation and intensive care admissions. Many cases of barotrauma were reported in those patients. This condition is caused by alveoli rupture, which causes the air to enter the surrounding extra-alveolar spaces. It mainly happens in intubated patients. Here, we report 14 cases of barotrauma in COVID-19 patients, which appeared either spontaneously or after receiving non-invasive ventilation, some of the patients presented initially with mild-moderate forms of the disease in terms of severity. Developing barotrauma causes a management challenge in COVID-19 patients, where the patients might require invasive mechanical ventilation afterwards, which is a difficult situation. Lung protective measures should be used to reduce the risk of barotrauma in all patients as it is associated with increased mortality.PMID:38192363 | PMC:PMC10772361 | DOI:10.5001/omj.2023.44

Source: Oman Medical Journal - January 9, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Redha Al Lawati Fatma Al Lawati Nadhira Al Battashi Rashid Al Umairi Eiman Al Ajmi Nabil Al Lawati Source Type: research