Background Protective mechanical ventilation strategies using low tidal volume or high
levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) improve outcomes for patients who have …

The pathophysiological mechanisms by which mechanical ventilation can contribute to lung
injury, termed “ventilator-induced lung injury”(VILI), is increasingly well understood.“ …

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

Objective To assess the efficacy of a single preoperative physiotherapy session to reduce
postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after upper abdominal surgery. Design …

Purpose High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy is attracting increasing interest in
acute medicine as an alternative to standard oxygen therapy; however, its use to prevent …

Background: It is not known whether modern volatile anesthetics are associated with less
mortality and postoperative pulmonary or other complications in patients undergoing …

BACKGROUND Currently used pre-operative prediction scores for postoperative pulmonary
complications (PPCs) use patient data and expected surgery characteristics exclusively …

Postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac s... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac surgery : Current Opinion in …

Background: Protective ventilation may improve outcomes following major surgery.
However, in the context of one lung ventilation the definition of such a strategy is …

Obese patients are at higher risk of perioperative complications, mainly associated with
those related to the respiratory function. An appropriate preoperative evaluation …