Protective positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume adapted to lung compliance determined by a rapid positive end-expiratory pressure-step procedure in the operating theatre: a post hoc analysis

Per Persson; Ola Stenqvist

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.015

Protective positive end-expiratory pressure and tidal volume adapted to lung compliance determined by a rapid positive end-expiratory pressure-step procedure in the operating theatre: a post hoc analysis

Br J Anaesth. 2022 Apr;128(4):e284-e286. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.015. Epub 2022 Feb 12.

Authors

Per Persson¹, Ola Stenqvist²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
² Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35168763
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.01.015

No abstract available

Keywords: lung elastance; lung mechanics; oesophageal pressure; postoperative pulmonary complications; protective PEEP; tidal volume; transpulmonary driving pressure.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung
Lung Compliance
Positive-Pressure Respiration* / methods
Respiratory Mechanics*
Tidal Volume