Intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressure and postoperative pulmonary complications: a patient-level meta-analysis of three randomised clinical trials

• Main Authors: Niklas S. Campos, Thomas Bluth, Sabrine N.T. Hemmes, Julian Librero, Natividad Pozo, Carlos Ferrando, Lorenzo Ball, Guido Mazzinari, Paolo Pelosi, Marcelo Gama de Abreu, Marcus J. Schultz, A. Serpa Neto
• Other Authors: Navarrabiomed
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74480
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: High intraoperative PEEP with recruitment manoeuvres may improve perioperative outcomes. We re-examined this question by conducting a patient-level meta-analysis of three clinical trials in adult patients at increased risk for postoperative pulmonary complications who underwent non-cardi...