• DOI:10.1183/09031936.04.00096404
Corpus ID: 3206419

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome

@article{Chu2004SpontaneousPI,
  title={Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome},
  author={C. Chu and Y. Leung and J. Y. Hui and I. Hung and V. Chan and W. Leung and K. Law and C. Chan and K. S. Chan and K. Yuen},
  journal={European Respiratory Journal},
  year={2004},
  volume={23},
  pages={802 - 804}
}

• C. Chu, Y. Leung, +7 authors K. Yuen
• Published 2004
• Medicine
• European Respiratory Journal

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SP) unrelated to assisted ventilation is a newly recognised complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The objective of the present study was to examine the incidence, risk factors and the outcomes of SP in a cohort of SARS victims from a community outbreak. Data were retrieved from a prospectively collected database of virologically confirmed SARS patients. One hundred and twelve cases were analysable, with 13 patients developing SP (11.6%) at a… Expand

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