a case report of a patient with severe type of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) treated by hyperbaric oxygen: ct dynamic changes

Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid19) is currently a pandemic affecting the world, and there is no specific therapeutic drug available. hypoxemia is a common clinical manifestation of severe patients, and oxygen therapy is the main treatment. this article reports for the first time the computed tomography (ct) imaging dynamic changes in a case of 69yearold male with severe type of covid19 treated by hyperbaric oxygen, which provides a more effective regimen for severe covid19 patients with hypoxemia. we emphasize that hyperbaric oxygen treatment for covid19 is a preliminary attempt, and more clinical studies are required to confirm its efficacy.