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COVID-19 lungs may be more likely to leak

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COVID-19 lungs may be more likely to leak MedPage Today Pneumothorax and other barotrauma was more common in COVID-19 patients on invasive mechanical ventilation than seen for other patients on ventilators, a retrospective study showed. Among invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) patients at NYU Langone Health in New York City during the pandemic surge from March 1 to April 6, barotrauma occurred in 15% of those with COVID-19 and 0.5% of those without it, reported Georgeann McGuinness, MD, and colleagues at NYU Langone in Radiology. READ MORE

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