Individualised positive end-expiratory pressure in abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant M, Urman R, Frendl G. Individualised positive end-expiratory pressure in abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2022, 129: 815-825. PMID: 36031417, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureEnd-expiratory pressurePulmonary complicationsAbdominal surgerySystemic inflammationRisk ratioAcute respiratory distress syndromeLaird random-effects modelOverall pulmonary complicationsPostoperative pulmonary outcomesComposite primary outcomeEnd of surgerySystemic inflammatory markersRespiratory distress syndromeConfidence intervalsRandom-effects modelPostoperative atelectasisPrimary endpointPulmonary outcomesCochrane riskInflammatory markersLung injuryPostoperative hypoxaemiaSecondary outcomesBias tool