Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
[Effect of respiratory care on pulmonary function in patients after cardiopulmonary bypass].
Respiratory failure after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) remains one of the major complications after cardiac surgery. This study was designed to evaluate effects of respiratory care after CPB on pulmonary function. ⋯ Although pulmonary function deteriorated after CPB. PEEP could improve oxygenation in all the patients. There were no significant differences in the degree of these improvements between patients receiving PEEP of 5 cmH2O and patients with PEEP adjusted to their LIP. There was no significant relationship between preoperative pulmonary function and changes in oxygenation after CPB.