Summary | |
Patients receiving CPAP, n | 136 |
Barotrauma cases, n | 9 |
Incidence, % | 6.6 |
Demographics | |
Age, years, median (range) | 64 (27–82) |
Male/female, n | 6/3 |
BMI, kg·m−2, median (range) | 28 (24–36) |
Never-smoker/ex-smoker, n | 6/3 |
Underlying respiratory diagnosis, n | |
None | 7 |
Asthma | 1 |
Pleural plaques | 1 |
Baseline characteristics before commencing CPAP | |
Respiratory rate, breaths·min−1, median (mean; range) | 28 (29.5; 20–40)# |
PaO2/FIO2 ratio, mmHg, median (mean; range) | 72 (80.0; 55–122) |
CPAP therapy | |
Time from commencing CPAP to barotrauma diagnosis, days, median (range) | 6 (3–10) |
Maximum CPAP pressure received, cmH2O, median (range) | 12.5 (10–15) |
Barotrauma cases | |
Bilateral/unilateral pneumothorax, n | 4/1 |
Requirement of intercostal chest drain insertion, n | 3 |
Pneumomediastinum, n | 9 |
Surgical emphysema (radiological diagnosis), n | 8 |
Outcome, n | |
Died | 5 |
Inpatient | 1 |
Discharged | 3 |