Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum : A complication of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy

Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, unrelated to mechanical air flow, were newly defined as a problem of sufferers with coronavirus disorder (COVID-19) pneumonia without the related hazard factors. The predominant goal of supplying this example is to spotlight an extraordinary however vital problem amongst sufferers with COVID-19 pneumonia handled with a high-go with the drift nasal cannula (HFNC). Spontaneous pneumothorax has been discovered in sufferers tormented by SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Although the viral contamination itself contributes to its development, better PEEP generated via way of means of each HFNC and mechanical air flow is any other hazard component for multiplied alveoli harm and air leak. Herein, we gift a case of an affected person without a preceding records of lung sicknesses who changed into identified with COVID-19 viral pneumonia complex via way of means of Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum that befell throughout HFNC oxygen therapy.

Keywords: Covid-19; Oxygen therapy; Pneumomediastinum; Subcutaneous emphysema