Effects of pneumothorax on patient’s prognosis with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit

Year 2022, Volume: 1 Issue: 3, 120 - 125, 23.12.2022

Nezir Yılmaz , Verda Dinar Tuna

Abstract

Background: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between pneumothorax (PNX) and the prognosis of COVID-19-positive patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Materials and Methods: File data of patients were reviewed retrospectively who received care in ICU with the diagnosis of COVID-19 between April 2020 and March 2022. Patients with and without PNX were divided into two separate groups. The obtained data from the two groups were compared, and it was tried to determine whether PNX affected mortality and prognosis.
Results: The need for mechanical ventilation (MV) (p=0.049) and MV duration (p=0.036) were found to be significantly higher in the PNX (+) group. Fio2 and PIP mean scores were significantly higher in the group with pneumothorax (p=0.000). Duration of ICU stay (p=0.003) and duration of hospital stay (p=0.015) was found to be significantly higher in the group with PNX (+).
Conclusions: The prevalence of PNX appears to be higher in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, and it lengthens hospital stays in the ICU and raises fatality rates.

Keywords

Pneumotorax, Covid-19, İntensive Care Unıt, Prognosis

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Pnömotoraksın COVID-19 yoğun bakım hastalarında prognoz üzerine etkisi

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada COVID-19 tanısı ile yoğun bakım ünitesinde takip edilen hastalarda pnömtoraksın prognoz ile ilişkisini incelemeyi amaçladık.
Materyal ve Metot: Nisan 2020 ile Mart 2022 tarihleri arasında COVID-19 tanısı ile yoğun bakım ünitesi takibindeki hastaların dosyaları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastalar pnömotoraks gelişen ve gelişmeyenler şeklinde iki gruba ayrıldı. Elde edilen veriler her iki grup arasında kıyaslanarak pnömotoraksın prognoz ve mortalite üzerine etkisi tespit edilmeye çalışıldı.
Bulgular: PNX (+) olan grupta MV ihtiyacı (p=0.049) ve MV süreleri (p=0.036) anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulundu. Fio2 ve PIP ortalamaları PNX (+) olan grupta anlamlı olarak daha yüksek tespit edildi (p=0.000). PNX (+) olan grupta yoğun bakım yatış süreleri (p=0.003) ve hastane yatış süreleri (p=0.015) anlamlı daha yüksek tespit edildi.

Sonuç: Pnömotoraks COVID-19 pnömonisi olan hastalarda daha sık gözükmekte, hastane yatış süresi / yoğun bakım yatış sürelerini uzatmakta ve mortalite oranlarında artışa neden olmaktadır.

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Pnömotoraks, Covid-19, Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi, Prognoz

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