Why the study?
Optimal intraoperative mechanical ventilation strategies remain unclear.
Do low tidal volume and driving pressure-guided PEEP strategies reduce postoperative pulmonary and cardiovascular complications in patients undergoing general anaesthesia for elective surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing general anaesthesia for elective surgery
Comparison
Low tidal volume and driving pressure-guided PEEP strategies
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors
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May support updating ventilation protocols for elective surgery; extends meta-analytic evidence on protective strategies.
Do low tidal volume and driving pressure-guided PEEP strategies reduce postoperative pulmonary and cardiovascular complications in patients undergoing general anaesthesia for elective surgery?
Low tidal volume and driving pressure-guided PEEP strategies may reduce postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing general anesthesia for elective surgery.
Buonanno et al. (2023) studied this question.
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