No difference in post-operative atelectasis was observed after non-abdominal surgery for patients having PEEP either maintained or withdrawn before emergence.
Intraoperative PEEP and recruitment manoeuvres reduce ultrasound-detected atelectasis intraoperatively but showed no post-extubation benefit after open gynaecological surgery.
A significant proportion of women do not recall intrapartum information before labour analgesia (38%) or anaesthesia for cesarean section (72%). Verbally-provided information was best recalled.
Regional anesthesia appears to reduce persistent post-surgical pain in adults after thoracotomy, breast cancer surgery and cesarean section, although evidence is of modest quality.