Anaes SAQs · Anaesthetic ventilators
Lung-protective ventilation in the operating theatre
Final SAQ — the protective bundle: the low tidal volume (6-8 mL/kg predicted body weight), the moderate PEEP, the avoidance of the high driving pressure and the hyperoxia. Reduces the postoperative pulmonary complications; the driving pressure is the strongest predictor.
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Describe the principles of the lung-protective ventilation during the general anaesthesia and the evidence for its effect on the postoperative pulmonary complications.
Question
Describe the principles of the lung-protective ventilation during the general anaesthesia and the evidence for its effect on the postoperative pulmonary complications.
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- [6]Severgnini P, et al. Protective mechanical ventilation during general anesthesia for open abdominal surgery. Anesthesiology, 2013.PMID 23542800
- [5]Neto AS, et al. Association between driving pressure and postoperative pulmonary complications. Lancet Respir Med, 2016.PMID 26947624
- [26947625]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.