Postoperative pulmonary complications are associated with increased morbidity, length of
hospital stay, and mortality after major surgery. Intraoperative lung-protective mechanical …

Pulmonary atelectasis is common in the perioperative period. Physiologically, it is produced
when collapsing forces derived from positive pleural pressure and surface tension overcome …

Importance It has not been established whether noninvasive ventilation (NIV) reduces the
need for invasive mechanical ventilation in patients who develop hypoxemic acute …

ContextA recent trial showed that placing patients with acute lung injury in the prone position
did not increase survival; however, whether those results hold true for patients with …

ContextHypoxemia complicates the recovery of 30% to 50% of patients after abdominal
surgery; endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation may be required in 8% to 10 …

Background Morbidly obese patients show impaired pulmonary function during anesthesia
and paralysis, partly due to formation of atelectasis. This study analyzed the effect of general …

Rationale: Poor preoperative physical fitness and respiratory muscle weakness are
associated with postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) that result in prolonged …

Atelectasis appears in about 90% of all patients who are anaesthetised. Up to 15–20% of
the lung is regularly collapsed at its base during uneventful anaesthesia prior to any surgery …

Background The use of lung-protective ventilation (LPV) strategies may minimize iatrogenic
lung injury in surgical patients. However, the identification of an ideal LPV strategy …

Atelectasis and perioperative pulmonary complications in hig... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Atelectasis and perioperative pulmonary complications in high-risk patients …