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September 12, 2025Annals of PIMS-Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University

Management of Pneumothorax Secondary to COVID-19 – Experience of Fourteen Cases

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Observational study details management outcomes for pneumothorax in COVID-19 patients, indicating significant complications.

Key Points

  • Pneumothorax developed in 14 COVID-19 patients, leading to various management approaches aimed at improving survival.
  • Seventy-one percent of patients recovered, though 28.6% died mostly due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia and comorbidities.
  • Chest tube drainage was universally employed, with 71.4% requiring additional low-pressure suction or pleurodesis.
  • Most cases presented unilateral pneumothorax, highlighting the complexity of managing associated air leaks and fibrillation.

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Syed Zahid Ali Shah (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4765531b076d99fa6ed4ahttps://doi.org/10.48036/apims.v18i4.654
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