Intraoperative ventilation settings and their associations with postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients

Ball, L.; Hemmes, S.; Serpa Neto, A.; Bluth, T.; Canet, J.; Hiesmayr, M.; Hollmann, M.; Mills, G.; Melo, M.; Putensen, C.; Schmid, W.; Severgnini, P.; Wrigge, H.; de Abreu, M.; Schultz, M.; Pelosi, P.

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2018.04.021

Intraoperative ventilation settings and their associations with postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients

Ball L., Hemmes S. N. T., Serpa Neto A., Bluth T., Canet J., Hiesmayr M., ...More

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, vol.121, no.4, pp.899-908, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 121 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.04.021
Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.899-908
Keywords: anaesthesia, general, obesity, postoperative complications, perioperative care, END-EXPIRATORY-PRESSURE, LUNG-PROTECTIVE VENTILATION, GENERAL-ANESTHESIA, MECHANICAL VENTILATION, RECRUITMENT MANEUVER, TIDAL-VOLUME, SURGERY, STRATEGIES, ATELECTASIS, PREVENTION
Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: There is limited information concerning the current practice of intraoperative mechanical ventilation in obese patients, and the optimal ventilator settings for these patients are debated. We investigated intraoperative ventilation parameters and their associations with the development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in obese patients.