A case report of pneumomediastinum in a COVID-19 patient treated with high-flow nasal cannula and review of the literature: Is this a “spontaneous” complication?

Anna Cancelliere; Giada Procopio; Maria Mazzitelli; Elena Lio; Maria Petullà; Francesca Serapide; Maria Chiara Pelle; Chiara Davoli; Enrico Maria Trecarichi; Carlo Torti; Bruno Tassone; Eugenio Arrighi; Graziella Perri; Paolo Fusco; Vincenzo Scaglione; Rosaria Lionello; Valentina La Gamba; Giuseppina Marrazzo; Maria Teresa Busceti; Amerigo Giudice; Marco Ricchio; Francesco Saverio Costanzo; Daniela Patrizia Foti; Giovanni Matera; Domenico Laganà; Bernardo Bertucci; Angela Quirino; Giorgio Settimo Barreca; Aida Giancotti; Luigia Gallo; Angelo Lamberti; Maria Carla Liberto; Nadia Marascio; Adele Emanuela De Francesco

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A case report of pneumomediastinum in a COVID-19 patient treated with high-flow nasal cannula and review of the literature: Is this a “spontaneous” complication?

Clinical Case Reports (2021) 9(5)

DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.4007

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Oxygen support with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is gentler than mechanical ventilation and may provide significant benefits, but more studies are needed to investigate the efficacy and safety of different respiratory supports in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

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Cancelliere, A., Procopio, G., Mazzitelli, M., Lio, E., Petullà, M., Serapide, F., … De Francesco, A. E. (2021). A case report of pneumomediastinum in a COVID-19 patient treated with high-flow nasal cannula and review of the literature: Is this a “spontaneous” complication? Clinical Case Reports, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4007

A case report of pneumomediastinum in a COVID-19 patient treated with high-flow nasal cannula and review of the literature: Is this a “spontaneous” complication?

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