Perioperative management of patients with respiratory failure: methodological recommendations of the All-Russian public organization “Federation of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists”

Perioperative respiratory complications are one of the main problems in anesthesiology and intensive care, in some areas of surgery they occupy the first place in the structure of all complications of the perioperative period. Initial respiratory failure, as well as the presence of disorders of respiratory functions increase the risk of its development, often leading to an unfavorable outcome of the disease. The recommendations on perioperative management of patients with respiratory failure include modern standards of preoperative assessment of risk factors for respiratory insufficiency, prevention and treatment of perioperative respiratory disorders in Russian Federation. The recommendations describe the principles of diagnosis of respiratory failure, the choice of anesthesia in concomitant lung diseases, the basics of protective ventilation and prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications.