Protective ventilation with high versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery (PROTHOR): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) may result in longer duration of in-hospital stay and even mortality. Both thoracic surgery and intraoperative mechanical ventilation settings add considerably to the risk of PPC. It is unclear if one-lung ventilation (OLV) for thoracic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | Trials |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3208-8 |