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

Background: Recent studies show that intraoperative mechanical ventilation using low tidal
volumes (VT) can prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). he aim of this …

Context Lung-protective mechanical ventilation with the use of lower tidal volumes has been
found to improve outcomes of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It …

BACKGROUND:: The impact of intraoperative ventilation on postoperative pulmonary
complications is not defined. The authors aimed at determining the effectiveness of …

Background Lung injury is a serious complication of surgery. We did a systematic review
and meta-analysis to assess whether incidence, morbidity, and in-hospital mortality …

Background Esophagectomy induces a systemic inflammatory response whose extent has
been recognized as a predictive factor of postoperative respiratory morbidity. The aim of this …

Background: High tidal volumes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and
acute lung injury lead to ventilatorinduced lung injury and increased mortality. We evaluated …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the main causes of mortality in
critically ill patients. Injured lungs can be protected by optimum mechanical ventilator …

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) encompasses a wide range of extracorporeal modalities
that offer short-and intermediate-term mechanical support to the failing heart or lung. Apart …

Background: Mechanical ventilation with high tidal volumes aggravates lung injury in
patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. The authors sought to …