Background This is the second updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society
guideline, presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in bariatric surgery and …

The development of pulmonary atelectasis is common in the surgical patient. Pulmonary
atelectasis can cause various degrees of gas exchange and respiratory mechanics …

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) occur frequently and are associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests that reduction of PPCs can be …

Importance In patients who undergo mechanical ventilation during surgery, the ideal tidal
volume is unclear. Objective To determine whether low-tidal-volume ventilation compared …

Obesity is an important risk factor for major complications, morbidity and mortality related to
intubation procedures and ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU). The fall in functional …

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

Background General anesthesia may cause atelectasis and deterioration in oxygenation in
obese patients. The authors hypothesized that individualized positive end-expiratory …

BACKGROUND: The optimal positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to prevent
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) remains unclear. Recent evidence showed …

Background Individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) guided by dynamic
compliance improves oxygenation and reduces postoperative atelectasis in nonobese …

Background Airway driving pressure, easily measured as plateau pressure minus PEEP, is a
surrogate for alveolar stress and strain. However, the effect of its targeted reduction remains …