Spontaneous Pneumothorax as a Rare Complication of Covid-19 Viral Pneumonia: A Single-Center Retrospective Descriptive Study

Abstract

Introduction: A pneumothorax is the unusual presence of air in the pleural space; it can be spontaneous or iatrogenic with an incidence of 15% in critically ill patients. COVID-19 has a spectrum of disease ranging from mild to life threatening illness occurring in 1% of hospitalized patients. We herein describe the incidence of pneumothorax in Covid-19 hospitalized patients and present the clinical, laboratory and radiological characteristics of patients developing pneumothoraxes and its impact on total survival.