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Protective mechanical ventilation in the obese patient. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2021; 58:53-57. [PMID: 32404605 DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Araujo OC, Espada EB, Costa FMA, Vigiato JA, Carmona MJC, Otoch JP, Silva JM, Martins MDA. [Impact of Grade I obesity on respiratory mechanics during video laparoscopic surgery: prospective longitudinal study]. Rev Bras Anestesiol 2020; 70:90-96. [PMID: 32171497 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjan.2019.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The association pneumoperitoneum and obesity in video laparoscopy can contribute to pulmonary complications, but has not been well defined in specific groups of obese individuals. We assessed the effects of pneumoperitoneum in respiratory mechanics in Grade I obese compared to non-obese. METHODS Prospective study including 20 patients submitted to video laparoscopic cholecystectomy, normal spirometry, divided into non-obese (BMI ≤ 25kg.m-2) and obese (BMI > 30kg.mg-2), excluding Grade II and III obese. We measured pulmonary ventilation mechanics data before pneumoperitoneum (baseline), and five, fifteen and thirty minutes after peritoneal insufflation, and fifteen minutes after disinflation (final). RESULTS Mean BMI of non-obese was 22.72 ± 1.43kg.m-2 and of the obese 31.78 ± 1.09kg.m-2, p < 0.01. Duration of anesthesia and of peritoneal insufflation was similar between groups. Baseline pulmonary compliance (Crs) of the obese (38.3 ± 8.3mL.cm H2O-1) was lower than of the non-obese (47.4 ± 5.7mL.cm H2O-1), p = 0.01. After insufflation, Crs decreased in both groups and remained even lower in the obese at all moments assessed (GLM p < 0.01). Respiratory system peak pressure and plateau pressure were higher in the obese, albeit variations were similar at moments analyzed (GLM p > 0.05). The same occurred with elastic pressure, higher in the obese at all times (GLM p = 0.04), and resistive pressure showed differences in variations between groups during pneumoperitoneum (GLM p = 0,05). CONCLUSIONS Grade I obese presented more changes in pulmonary mechanics than the non-obese during video laparoscopies and the fact requires mechanical ventilation-related care.
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- Orlandira Costa Araujo
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital Universitário (HU), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Instituto de Assistência Médica do Servidor Público Estadual do Estado de São Paulo (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital Universitário (HU), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital Universitário (HU), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Instituto de Assistência Médica do Servidor Público Estadual do Estado de São Paulo (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Araujo OC, Espada EB, Costa FMA, Vigiato JA, Carmona MJC, Otoch JP, Silva JM, Martins MDA. Impact of Grade I obesity on respiratory mechanics during video laparoscopic surgery. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY (ENGLISH EDITION) 2020. [PMID: 32171497 PMCID: PMC9373104 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Orlandira Costa Araujo
- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital Universitário (HU), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Instituto de Assistência Médica do Servidor Público Estadual do Estado de São Paulo (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital Universitário (HU), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Hospital Universitário (HU), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Instituto de Assistência Médica do Servidor Público Estadual do Estado de São Paulo (IAMSPE), São Paulo, SP, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Medicina (FM), Hospital das Clínicas (HC), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article provides the reader with recent findings on the pathophysiology of comorbidities in the obese, as well as evidence-based treatment options to deal with perioperative respiratory challenges. RECENT FINDINGS Our understanding of obesity-associated asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and obesity hypoventilation syndrome is still expanding. Routine screening for obstructive sleep apnea using the STOP-Bang score might identify high-risk patients that benefit from perioperative continuous positive airway pressure and close postoperative monitoring. Measures to most effectively support respiratory function during induction of and emergence from anesthesia include optimal patient positioning and use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Appropriate mechanical ventilation settings are under investigation, so that only the use of protective low tidal volumes could be currently recommended. A multimodal approach consisting of adjuvants, as well as regional anesthesia/analgesia techniques reduces the need for systemic opioids and related respiratory complications. SUMMARY Anesthesia of obese patients for nonbariatric surgical procedures requires knowledge of typical comorbidities and their respective treatment options. Apart from cardiovascular diseases associated with the metabolic syndrome, awareness of any pulmonary dysfunction is of paramount. A multimodal analgesia approach may be useful to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications.
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Protective intraoperative ventilation with higher versus lower levels of positive end-expiratory pressure in obese patients (PROBESE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:202. [PMID: 28454590 PMCID: PMC5410049 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-1929-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) increase the morbidity and mortality of surgery in obese patients. High levels of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) with lung recruitment maneuvers may improve intraoperative respiratory function, but they can also compromise hemodynamics, and the effects on PPCs are uncertain. We hypothesized that intraoperative mechanical ventilation using high PEEP with periodic recruitment maneuvers, as compared with low PEEP without recruitment maneuvers, prevents PPCs in obese patients. METHODS/DESIGN The PRotective Ventilation with Higher versus Lower PEEP during General Anesthesia for Surgery in OBESE Patients (PROBESE) study is a multicenter, two-arm, international randomized controlled trial. In total, 2013 obese patients with body mass index ≥35 kg/m2 scheduled for at least 2 h of surgery under general anesthesia and at intermediate to high risk for PPCs will be included. Patients are ventilated intraoperatively with a low tidal volume of 7 ml/kg (predicted body weight) and randomly assigned to PEEP of 12 cmH2O with lung recruitment maneuvers (high PEEP) or PEEP of 4 cmH2O without recruitment maneuvers (low PEEP). The occurrence of PPCs will be recorded as collapsed composite of single adverse pulmonary events and represents the primary endpoint. DISCUSSION To our knowledge, the PROBESE trial is the first multicenter, international randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of two different levels of intraoperative PEEP during protective low tidal volume ventilation on PPCs in obese patients. The results of the PROBESE trial will support anesthesiologists in their decision to choose a certain PEEP level during general anesthesia for surgery in obese patients in an attempt to prevent PPCs. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02148692. Registered on 23 May 2014; last updated 7 June 2016.
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Prise en charge ventilatoire et mobilisation précoce du patient obèse en réanimation. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-016-1251-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hodgson LE, Murphy PB, Hart N. Respiratory management of the obese patient undergoing surgery. J Thorac Dis 2015; 7:943-52. [PMID: 26101653 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.03.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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As a reflection of the increasing global incidence of obesity, there has been a corresponding rise in the proportion of obese patients undergoing major surgery. This review reports the physiological effect of these changes in body composition on the respiratory system and discusses the clinical approach required to maximize safety and minimize the risk to the patient. The changes in respiratory system compliance and lung volumes, which can adversely affect pulmonary gas exchange, combined with upper airways obstruction and sleep-disordered breathing need to be considered carefully in the peri-operative period. Indeed, these challenges in the obese patient have led to a clear focus on the clinical management strategy and development of peri-operative pathways, including pre-operative risk assessment, patient positioning at induction and under anesthesia, modified approach to intraoperative ventilation and the peri-operative use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and continuous positive airways pressure.
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- Luke E Hodgson
- 1 Lane Fox Respiratory Unit Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ; 2 Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, UK ; 3 Lane Fox Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Centre, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- 1 Lane Fox Respiratory Unit Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ; 2 Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, UK ; 3 Lane Fox Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Centre, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- 1 Lane Fox Respiratory Unit Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ; 2 Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, UK ; 3 Lane Fox Clinical Respiratory Physiology Research Centre, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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In Reply:. Anesthesiology 2013; 118:467. [DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31827a303b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aldenkortt M, Lysakowski C, Elia N, Brochard L, Tramèr MR. Ventilation strategies in obese patients undergoing surgery: a quantitative systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth 2012; 109:493-502. [PMID: 22976857 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pathophysiological changes due to obesity may complicate mechanical ventilation during general anaesthesia. The ideal ventilation strategy is expected to optimize gas exchange and pulmonary mechanics and to reduce the risk of respiratory complications. METHODS Systematic search (databases, bibliographies, to March 2012, all languages) was performed for randomized trials testing intraoperative ventilation strategies in obese patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg m(-2)), and reporting on gas exchange, pulmonary mechanics, or pulmonary complications. Meta-analyses were performed when data from at least three studies or 100 patients could be combined. RESULTS Thirteen studies (505 obese surgical patients) reported on a variety of ventilation strategies: pressure- or volume-controlled ventilation (PCV, VCV), various tidal volumes, and different PEEP or recruitment manoeuvres (RM), and combinations thereof. Definitions and reporting of endpoints were inconsistent. In five trials (182 patients), RM added to PEEP compared with PEEP alone improved intraoperative PaO2/FIO2 ratio [weighted mean difference (WMD), 16.2 kPa; 95% confidence interval (CI), 8.0-24.4] and increased respiratory system compliance (WMD, 14 ml cm H(2)O(-1); 95% CI, 8-20). Arterial pressure remained unchanged. In four trials (100 patients) comparing PCV with VCV, there was no difference in PaO2/FIO2 ratio, tidal volume, or arterial pressure. Comparison of further ventilation strategies or combination of other outcomes was not feasible. Data on postoperative complications were seldom reported. CONCLUSIONS The ideal intraoperative ventilation strategy in obese patients remains obscure. There is some evidence that RM added to PEEP compared with PEEP alone improves intraoperative oxygenation and compliance without adverse effects. There is no evidence of any difference between PCV and VCV.
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- M Aldenkortt
- Division of Anaesthesia, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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Obesity is a metabolic disease that is on the increase all over the world. Up to 35% of the population in North America and 15-20% in Europe can be considered obese. Since these patients are characterised by several systemic physiopathological alterations, the perioperative management may present some problems, mainly related to their respiratory system. Body mass is an important determinant of respiratory function before and during anaesthesia not only in morbidly but also in moderately obese patients. These can manifest as (a) reduced lung volume with increased atelectasis; (b)derangements in respiratory system, lung and chest wall compliance and increased resistance; and (c) moderate to severe hypoxaemia. These physiological alterations are more marked in obese patients with hypercapnic syndrome or obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. The suggested perioperative ventilation management includes (a) awake and/or facilitated endotracheal intubation by using a video-laryngoscope; (b) tidal volume of 6-10 ml kg(-1) ideal body weight, increasing respiratory rate to maintain physiological PaCO2, while avoiding intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi); and (c) a recruitment manoeuvre (35-55 cmH2O for 6 s) followed by the application of an end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 10 cmH2O. The recruitment manoeuvre should always be performed only when a volemic and haemodynamic stabilisation is reached after induction of anaesthesia. In the postoperative period, beach chair position, aggressive physiotherapy, noninvasive respiratory support and short-term recovery in intermediate critical care units with care of fluid management and pain may be useful to reduce pulmonary complications.
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- Paolo Pelosi
- Dipartimento Ambiente, Salute e Sicurezza, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Varese: Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione B, Ospedale di Circolo, Fondazione Macchi, Viale Borri 57, 21100, Varese, Italy.
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Chalhoub V, Yazigi A, Sleilaty G, Haddad F, Noun R, Madi-Jebara S, Yazbeck P. Effect of vital capacity manoeuvres on arterial oxygenation in morbidly obese patients undergoing open bariatric surgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2006; 24:283-8. [PMID: 17087847 DOI: 10.1017/s0265021506001529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Arterial oxygenation may be compromised in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a vital capacity manoeuvre (VCM), followed by ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), on arterial oxygenation in morbidly obese patients undergoing open bariatric surgery. METHODS Fifty-two morbidly obese patients (body mass index >40 kg m-2) undergoing open bariatric surgery were enrolled in this prospective and randomized study. Anaesthesia and surgical techniques were standardized. Patients were ventilated with a tidal volume of 10 mL kg-1 of ideal body weight, a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide (FiO2 = 40%) and respiratory rate was adjusted to maintain end-tidal carbon dioxide at a level of 30-35 mmHg. After abdominal opening, patients in Group 1 had a PEEP of 8 cm H2O applied and patients in Group 2 had a VCM followed by PEEP of 8 cm H2O. This manoeuvre was defined as lung inflation by a positive inspiratory pressure of 40 cm H2O maintained for 15 s. PEEP was maintained until extubation in the two groups. Haemodynamics, ventilatory and arterial oxygenation parameters were measured at the following times: T0 = before application of VCM and/or PEEP, T1 = 5 min after VCM and/or PEEP and T2 = before abdominal closure. RESULTS Patients in the two groups were comparable regarding patient characteristics, surgical, haemodynamic and ventilatory parameters. In Group 1, arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) and arterial haemoglobin oxygen saturation (SaO2) were significantly increased and alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure gradient (A-aDO2) decreased at T2 when compared with T0 and T1. In Group 2, PaO2 and SaO2 were significantly increased and A-aDO2 decreased at T1 and T2 when compared with T0. Arterial oxygenation parameters at T1 and T2 were significantly improved in Group 2 when compared with Group 1. CONCLUSION The addition of VCM to PEEP improves intraoperative arterial oxygenation in morbidly obese patients undergoing open bariatric surgery.
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- Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Beirut, Lebanon.
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This article describes the special needs of the critically ill morbidly obese, with a focus on the care of the postoperative obesity surgery patient. The technique of surgery is described elsewhere in this journal. Details of nursing care complicated by obesity are discussed. Environment of care modifications required for routine care of the morbidly obese in critical care are detailed. Pharmacokinetic factors to be considered are reviewed. A case study is presented to coalesce concepts presented.
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- M J Chapman
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Royal Adelaide Hospital, S.A
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Stoller JK, Kacmarek RM. Ventilatory Strategies in the Management of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Clin Chest Med 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0272-5231(21)00767-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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High airway pressure may be injurious to lung parenchyma, but lowering airway pressure using conventional mechanical ventilation necessitates lowering tidal volume (VT). Intubated patients in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) were randomly assigned to group 1 (VT = 12 ml/kg, n = 56) or group 2 (VT = 6 ml/kg, n = 47). Variables recorded included acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) score, mean peak airway pressure (MPAP), mean PaO2/FIO2, incidence of pulmonary infectious complications (PIC), duration of intubation (DOI), and duration of SICU stay (DOS). Results in the table are means +/- SE. (table; see text) The incidence of pulmonary infection tended to be lower and DOI and DOS tended to be shorter for nonneurosurgical and noncardiac surgical patients randomized to low VT, suggesting that morbidity may be decreased. The use of low VT was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease in oxygenation. The routine use of low VT appeared to be safe in a selected population of patients in the SICU.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester
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Askitopoulou H, Chakrabarti MK, Morgan M, Sykes MK. Failure of large tidal volumes to improve oxygen availability during anaesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1984; 28:348-50. [PMID: 6430011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1984.tb02074.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Eight patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery were ventilated with small (5.3 ml/kg) and large (16.3 ml/kg) tidal volumes at a constant respiratory rate. Carbon dioxide was added to the inspired gases to maintain normal end-tidal levels. The use of large tidal volumes resulted in a significant increase in arterial oxygen tension and content, but, due to a reduction in cardiac output, failed to improve oxygen availability.
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Buckley FP, Robinson NB, Simonowitz DA, Dellinger EP. Anaesthesia in the morbidly obese. A comparison of anaesthetic and analgesic regimens for upper abdominal surgery. Anaesthesia 1983; 38:840-51. [PMID: 6625132 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1983.tb12249.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Seventy morbidly obese patients presented for upper abdominal surgery; 17% had pre-existing cardiovascular disease and 23% pre-existing respiratory disease. Twenty-eight patients received general anaesthesia, plus narcotic analgesia postoperatively, and 42 general anaesthesia plus thoracic epidural analgesia intra- and postoperatively. Aspects of anaesthetic management are discussed and compared with previous similar reports. Doses of local anaesthetic for induction of epidural analgesia were less than those for the non-obese but doses of local anaesthetic for maintenance of epidural analgesia were similar to those in non-obese patients. Patients who had thoracic epidural analgesia required less volatile anaesthesia than the group who had general anaesthesia and narcotic analgesics. Postoperative respiratory complications were more common in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and occurred less frequently in patients who had thoracic epidural analgesia.
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Wolff G, Langenstein H, Schwendener R, Lischer P. Optimal endexpiratory airway pressure for ventilated patients. Intensive Care Med 1982; 8:39-48. [PMID: 7035518 DOI: 10.1007/bf01686852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In patients ventilated for acute respiratory failure PEEP was changed either by gradual increase and decrease (5 cm H2O/min) or in steps of 5 cm H2O. The effects on gas exchange, pulmonary mechanics and pulmonary and systemic circulation were studied. Total compliance did not change uniformly and cardiac index decreased so much due to PEEP that the increase in PaO2 could not prevent the decrease of arterial oxygen transport. No variable was found helpful to predict the "best PEEP" in a clinical situation.
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