CASE REPORT
Pneumothorax as a complication of respiratory failure – two case reports and literature review
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Student Research Group, Second Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University, Lublin,
Poland
Corresponding author
Milena Krawczyk
Student Research Group, Second Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Student Research Group, Second Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
J Pre Clin Clin Res. 2024;18(2):139-146
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TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – severe clinical syndrome with a high mortality rate, is characterized by
hypoxemia and respiratory failure secondary to non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. The most common cause of ARDS
is pneumonia. The cases are presented of 2 male patients: a 28-year-old and a 41-year-old, who were in a severe general
condition due to progressive respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia. Despite antibiotic therapy the condition of the
patients deteriorated. A differential diagnosis was performed, in which autoimmune causes, tuberculosis and viral infections
were excluded. During hospitalization, both men developed pneumothorax requiring urgent drainage. A decline and
deterioration of the patients’ vital signs was observed and eventually death was pronounced. ARDS is a severe disease
that poses a challenge in clinical practice. The course of the disease is difficult to predict, and the patient requires intensive
surveillance and treatment.
Krawczyk M, Chajec J, Paluch Z, Michalczyk J, Miłosz A, Szczukocka M. Pneumothorax as a complication of respiratory failure – two case reports and literature review. J Pre-Clin Clin Res. 2024; 18(2): 139–146. doi: 10.26444/jpccr/188770
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