• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Apr 2024

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    Intraoperative lung protection: strategies and their impact on outcomes.

    • Rachele Simonte, Gianmaria Cammarota, and Edoardo De Robertis.
    • Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2024 Apr 1; 37 (2): 184191184-191.

    Purpose Of ReviewThe present review summarizes the current knowledge and the barriers encountered when implementing tailoring lung-protective ventilation strategies to individual patients based on advanced monitoring systems.Recent FindingsLung-protective ventilation has become a pivotal component of perioperative care, aiming to enhance patient outcomes and reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). High-quality research has established the benefits of strategies such as low tidal volume ventilation and low driving pressures. Debate is still ongoing on the most suitable levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and the role of recruitment maneuvers. Adapting PEEP according to patient-specific factors offers potential benefits in maintaining ventilation distribution uniformity, especially in challenging scenarios like pneumoperitoneum and steep Trendelenburg positions. Advanced monitoring systems, which continuously assess patient responses and enable the fine-tuning of ventilation parameters, offer real-time data analytics to predict and prevent impending lung complications. However, their impact on postoperative outcomes, particularly PPCs, is an ongoing area of research.SummaryRefining protective lung ventilation is crucial to provide patients with the best possible care during surgery, reduce the incidence of PPCs, and improve their overall surgical journey.Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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