Endobronchial Valves in the Management of Persistent Air Leak in Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Hassan Kattach; Lukacs Veres; Abdul Badran; Hanad Ahmed; Aiman Alzetani; Alessandro Tamburrini
- Source
- The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 113:e1-e3
- Subject
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
ARDS
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
business.industry
viruses
fungi
virus diseases
medicine.disease
humanities
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
law.invention
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
law
Fraction of inspired oxygen
Ventilation (architecture)
medicine
Persistent air leak
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Positive end-expiratory pressure
- Language
- ISSN
- 0003-4975
Pneumothorax and persistent air leak (PAL) are documented complications of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Patients that fall in this category are often poor candidates for invasive thoracic surgical intervention. Endobronchial valves offer an effective and less invasive treatment option and can successfully treat PAL and support the weaning of patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia off ventilation.