Effect of recruitment manoeuvres under lung ultrasound-guidance and positive end-expiratory pressure on postoperative atelectasis and hypoxemia in major open upper abdominal surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) especially atelectasis and hypoxemia are common during abdominal surgery. Studies on the effect of either recruitment manoeuvres (RMs) or positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on PPCs are controversial. The objective of this study is to eval...

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Main Authors: Tao Liu, Jiapeng Huang, Xinqiang Wang, Jiahui Tu, Yahong Wang, Chen Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023005558