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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Surgical management of pneumomediastinum in the COVID-19 patient.

Michel Abou-Abdallah, Samuel Dewhurst, Henry Dunne, Ekpemi Irune

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michel Abou-AbdallahEar, Nose and Throat Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK michel.abouabdallah@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9782-5209
Samuel DewhurstEar, Nose and Throat Surgery, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough, UK.
Henry DunneEar, Nose and Throat Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Ekpemi IruneEar, Nose and Throat Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBPeterborough City Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to infect millions of people worldwide, the medical profession is seeing a wide range of short-term and long-term complications of COVID-19. One lesser-known complication is that of pneumomediastinum. This is a rare, but significant, complication defined by the presence of air in the mediastinum with an incidence of 1.2 per 100 000. Described mortality rate is 30%, increasing to 60% in patients with concomitant pneumothoraces. Management of pneumomediastinum is typically conservative, but in cases of extensive subcutaneous emphysema, cardiac or airway compression, life-saving surgical decompression is necessary. We report a case of pneumomediastinum secondary to COVID-19, requiring a surgical approach not described in pneumomediastinum secondary to COVID-19. The case demonstrates the importance of prompt diagnosis and management, as well as the potential for good clinical outcome in selected patients.

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COVID-19Mediastinal EmphysemaPneumothoraxHumansSARS-CoV-2Tomography, X-Ray ComputedAdult intensive careCOVID-19CPAPEar, nose and throatPneumomediastinum

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PMID36549756
PMCPMC9791438
OpenAlexW4312191138

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