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. 2021 Jun:88:144-146.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.03.018. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum in non-intubated COVID-19 patients: Differences between first and second Italian pandemic wave

Diego Palumbo  1 , Corrado Campochiaro  2 , Alessandro Belletti  3 , Alessandro Marinosci  4 , Lorenzo Dagna  5 , Alberto Zangrillo  6 , Francesco De Cobelli  7 ; COVID-BioB Study Group
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Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum in non-intubated COVID-19 patients: Differences between first and second Italian pandemic wave

Diego Palumbo et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Barotrauma; Coronavirus disease 2019; Corticosteroids; Non-invasive ventilation; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumothorax; Respiratory failure.

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Number of Coronavirus Disease 2019 patients presenting to San Raffaele Scientific Institute per day, from February 25th, 2020 to February 9th, 2021.
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