Journal of clinical anesthesia
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Review Meta Analysis
Effect of noninvasive respiratory support after extubation on postoperative pulmonary complications in obese patients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Postoperative noninvasive respiratory support (NRS) has been recommended to obese patients despite the controversy about its benefit. The network meta-analysis (NMA) was used in this study to compare the effect of different methods of NRS on preventing PPCs in obese patients. ⋯ Among the four postoperative NRS techniques, HFNC seems to be the optimal choice for obese patients which shows certain advantages in reducing the risk of PPCs and shortening LOS.