Individualized positive end-expiratory pressure in obese patients during general anaesthesia: a randomized controlled clinical trial using electrical impedance tomography

Conclusions. In obese patients, an RM and higher PEEPIND restored EELV, regional ventilation distribution, and oxygenation during anaesthesia, but these differences did not persist after extubation. Therefore, lung protection strategies should include the postoperative period.Clinical trial registration. German clinical trials register DRKS00004199,www.who.int/ictrp/network/drks2/en/.
Source: British Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research