Perioperative lung-protective ventilation strategy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing thoracic and major abdominal surgery
The occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications is strongly associated with increased hospital mortality and prolonged postoperative hospital stays. Although protective lung ventilation is commonly used in the intensive care unit, low tidal volume ventilation in the operating room is not a r...
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Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2016-02-01
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Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-69-3.pdf |