Background This is the second updated Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society
guideline, presenting a consensus for optimal perioperative care in bariatric surgery and …

Introduction Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs provide a format for
multidisciplinary care and has been shown to predictably improve short term outcomes …

Rationale: Mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has decreased after the
adoption of lung-protective strategies. Lower Vt, lower driving pressure (ΔP), lower …

Purpose Mechanical power (MP) may unify variables known to be related to development of
ventilator-induced lung injury. The aim of this study is to examine the association between …

The development of pulmonary atelectasis is common in the surgical patient. Pulmonary
atelectasis can cause various degrees of gas exchange and respiratory mechanics …

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) occur frequently and are associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests that reduction of PPCs can be …

Background: Intraoperative lung-protective ventilation has been recommended to reduce
postoperative pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery. Although the protective role …

Importance An intraoperative higher level of positive end-expiratory positive pressure
(PEEP) with alveolar recruitment maneuvers improves respiratory function in obese patients …

Pulmonary atelectasis is common in the perioperative period. Physiologically, it is produced
when collapsing forces derived from positive pleural pressure and surface tension overcome …

Objective To identify, appraise, and synthesise the best available evidence on the efficacy of
perioperative interventions to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in adult …