ArticleBritish journal of anaesthesia2018
Lung volumes, respiratory mechanics and dynamic strain during general anaesthesia.
Article in British journal of anaesthesia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effect of driving pressure-guided positive end-expiratory pressure on respiratory mechanics and clinical outcomes in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Recruitment-to-inflation Ratio Assessed through Sequential End-expiratory Lung Volume Measurement in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Respective Effects of Helmet Pressure Support, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, and Nasal High-Flow in Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Trial
- Individualized PEEP to optimise respiratory mechanics during abdominal surgery: a pilot randomised controlled trial.British journal of anaesthesia · 2020Trial
- Respiratory mechanics modifies the impact of ventilator settings on clinical outcome in patients with acute brain injury.Intensive care medicine · 2026Article
- Barbaloin Alleviates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Dual-Targeting IL-6 and PNP.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Targeting driving pressure in ARDS: refining the "When" and "How" after the STAMINA trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Estimation of Transpulmonary Driving Pressure, Strain, and Lung-Specific Elastance Using Volumetric Methods in Invasively Ventilated Children-A Feasibility Study.Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · 2026Article
- Short-Term Physiological Effects of Moderate PEEP Levels in Invasively Ventilated Patients Without Acute or Chronic Lung Disease.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Preoxygenation When Standard Approaches Fail: Phenotype-Based Strategies for High-Risk Emergent Intubations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Positive end-expiratory pressure optimisation during general anaesthesia in patients with obesity: a narrative review of respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes.British journal of anaesthesia · 2026Review
- Baseline respiratory system compliance and its decline during general anesthesia for surgery: A retrospective observational study.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Assessing fluid responsiveness by using functional hemodynamic tests in critically ill patients: a narrative review and a profile-based clinical guide.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Review
- Respiratory system compliance during anesthesia induction and postoperative mechanical ventilation needs: An observational study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Expert opinion document: "Electrical impedance tomography: applications from the intensive care unit and beyond".Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2022Review
- Lung Recruitability and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Setting in ARDS Caused by COVID-19.Chest · 2022Article
- Distribution and Magnitude of Regional Volumetric Lung Strain and Its Modification by PEEP in Healthy Anesthetized and Mechanically Ventilated Dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
- Tidal Volume Lowering by Instrumental Dead Space Reduction in Brain-Injured ARDS Patients: Effects on Respiratory Mechanics, Gas Exchange, and Cerebral Hemodynamics.Neurocritical care · 2021Article
- Changes in diaphragmatic excursion and lung compliance during gynaecologic surgery: open laparotomy versus laparoscopy-a prospective observational study.Scientific reports · 2020Observational
- Factors affecting airway compliance and resistance in children receiving general anesthesia during adenotonsillectomy.Medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundDriving pressure (ΔP) represents tidal volume normalised to respiratory system compliance (C
methodsTwenty non-obese patients undergoing open abdominal surgery received three PEEP levels (2, 7, or 12 cm H
resultsC
conclusionsDuring general anaesthesia, respiratory system compliance and driving pressure reflect aerated lung volume and dynamic strain, respectively, only if aerated volume does not exceed functional residual capacity in supine position, which is a frequent event when PEEP is used in this setting.
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