An anesthesia-centered bundle to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications: The PRIME-AIR study protocol.

<h4>Background</h4>Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after open abdominal surgery. Optimized perioperative lung expansion may minimize the synergistic factors responsible for the multiple-hit perioperative pulmonary dysfunction. Thi...

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Main Authors: Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, Robert A Parker, Juraj Sprung, Matthias Eikermann, Marcelo Gama de Abreu, Carlos Ferrando, B Taylor Thompson, Marcos F Vidal Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283748