A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is frequently utilized in the management of respiratory failure, particularly in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and other acute respiratory conditions. Although generally safe, NIV can occasionally result in serious complicatio...

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Main Authors: Himanshu Sharma, Shalendra Singh, Deepu K. Peter
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_219_24
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description Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is frequently utilized in the management of respiratory failure, particularly in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and other acute respiratory conditions. Although generally safe, NIV can occasionally result in serious complications such as pneumomediastinum (PM) and subcutaneous emphysema (SE). PM, the presence of air in the mediastinum, can develop due to alveolar rupture caused by elevated airway pressures. This case series reports four instances of PM with associated SE, all induced by NIV in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.
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spelling doaj-art-756505fdb6b34e8fbb41264b762851d72025-08-20T02:27:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Sciences1011-45642542-49392025-03-01452606310.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_219_24A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive VentilationHimanshu SharmaShalendra SinghDeepu K. PeterNoninvasive ventilation (NIV) is frequently utilized in the management of respiratory failure, particularly in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and other acute respiratory conditions. Although generally safe, NIV can occasionally result in serious complications such as pneumomediastinum (PM) and subcutaneous emphysema (SE). PM, the presence of air in the mediastinum, can develop due to alveolar rupture caused by elevated airway pressures. This case series reports four instances of PM with associated SE, all induced by NIV in patients with coronavirus disease 2019.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_219_24acute respiratory distress syndromechronic obstructive pulmonary diseasecoronavirus disease of 2019emphysemanoninvasive ventilationpneumomediastinum
spellingShingle Himanshu Sharma
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A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation
Journal of Medical Sciences
acute respiratory distress syndrome
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
coronavirus disease of 2019
emphysema
noninvasive ventilation
pneumomediastinum
title A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation
title_full A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation
title_fullStr A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation
title_full_unstemmed A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation
title_short A Case Series of Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Induced by Noninvasive Ventilation
title_sort case series of pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema induced by noninvasive ventilation
topic acute respiratory distress syndrome
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
coronavirus disease of 2019
emphysema
noninvasive ventilation
pneumomediastinum
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_219_24
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