Recruitable alveolar collapse and overdistension during laparoscopic gynecological surgery and mechanical ventilation: a prospective clinical study

Abstract Background Laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg position may impede mechanical ventilation (MV) due to positioning and high intra-abdominal pressure. We sought to identify the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels necessary to counteract atelectasis formation (“Open-Lung-PEEP”) an...

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Main Authors: Mantas Dargvainis, Henning Ohnesorge, Dirk Schädler, Ibrahim Alkatout, Inéz Frerichs, Tobias Becher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01790-7