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cord-252085-8dq3gdo8	Kaisy, Dr. Maythem Abdulhassan Al	Chest Drain Insertion following Pneumothorax due to CPR in a COVID – 19 Patient.	2020-08-14		.txt	text/plain	1157	77	50	title: Chest Drain Insertion following Pneumothorax due to CPR in a COVID – 19 Patient. Chest Drain Insertion following Pneumothorax due to CPR in a COVID -19 Patient. Thus, in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection lungs are fragile and especially those with positive pressure ventilations, the dangers of pneumothorax arise, and comprehensive management is warranted. A 42 years old male patient was transferred to our hospital, intubated on mechanical ventilation, he had a 1 week history of fever, cough and shortness of breath, with positive PCR test for COVID-19, and CT scan showing extensive bilateral multiple, multilobed ground glass appearance with areas of consolidation, there was no given history of previous lung diseases or smoking history ( Figure 1 ). A portable chest x-ray was ordered, and the patient was found to have significant amount of left sided -pneumothorax with underlying lung collapse , mild mediastinal shift to the right side, with progressive course regarding the right side opacities (Figure 2 ), compared to previous x-ray.	./cache/cord-252085-8dq3gdo8.txt	./txt/cord-252085-8dq3gdo8.txt