| Literature DB >> 24553513 |
Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Júnior1, Juliana Castilhos Rezende2, Soraia Genebra Ibrahim Forgiarini3.
Abstract
The development of abdominal surgery represents an alternative therapy for the morbidly obese; however, patients undergoing this surgical procedure often experience postoperative pulmonary complications. The use of alveolar recruitment maneuvers and/or perioperative ventilatory strategies is a possible alternative to reduce these complications, focusing on the reduction of postoperative pulmonary complications. In this review, the benefits of perioperative ventilatory strategies and the implementation of alveolar recruitment maneuvers in obese patients undergoing abdominal surgery are described.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24553513 PMCID: PMC4031868 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507X.20130053
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Bras Ter Intensiva ISSN: 0103-507X