Table 3.

Summary of literature report on pneumothorax in COVID-19 patients. Data are presented to compare clinical and radiographic characteristics and clinical outcomes

	Age yr/Gender	CT characteristics	Complication	Risk Factors	Time to onset, days	Chest tube	Time to resolution (days)	Outcomes
Zhou et al. [3]	38/M	Bilateral GGOs and consolidations in the lower lobes	Pneumomediastinum	None	11		14	Survived
Wang et al. [5]	36/F	Bilateral Patchy GGOs and consolidations	Pneumomediastinum	NIV	Day 0–12 days after onset of symptoms			Died due to ARDS
Sun et al. [6]	38/M	Patchy peripheral GGOs. Progression to consolidations and bullae	Mediastinal Emphysema, Giant Bulla, Pneumothorax	NIV	Pneumomediastinum 7 days Bullae 21 days PNX 30 days	None
Aiolfi et al. [4]	56/M 70/M	Bilateral peripheral GGOs	Pneumothorax	Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Preexisting emphysema	2 and 5 days after intubation	Yes		Thoracotomy and bleb resection were performed for persistent pneumothorax
Liu et al. [11]	38/M	Bilateral Patchy GGOs and consolidations, progression to cystic formation	Pneumothorax	None	26	None	5	Survived
Wang et al. Wang et al. [10]	62/M	Bilateral areas of GGOs in the peripheral areas	Pneumomediastinum Pneumothorax Subcutaneous emphysema	None	20	None	16	Survived