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Incidence of Barotrauma in Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia During Prolonged Invasive Mechanical Ventilation - A Case-Control Study.

Josefina UdiCorinna N LangViviane ZotzmannKirsten KruegerAnnabelle FlueglerFabian BambergChristoph BodeDaniel DuerschmiedTobias WengenmayerDawid Leander Staudacher
Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)
Barotrauma in COVID-19 induced respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation was found in 40% of patients included in this registry. Our data suggest that barotrauma in COVID-19 may occur even when following recommendations for lung protective MV.
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