Effects of driving pressure-guided ventilation on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with COVID-19 undergoing abdominal surgery: A post-hoc propensity score-matched analysis

Background: Application of individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) based on minimum driving pressure facilitates to prevent from postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Whether lung protective ventilation strategy can reduce the risk of PPCs in COVID-19 patients remains unclear....

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Main Authors: Na Wei, Jun-Sheng Chen, Bang-Sheng Hu, Ya Cao, Ze-Ping Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024015640