Open AccessIntra-operative ventilator mechanical power as a predictor of postoperative pulmonary complications in surgical patients
Author(s) -
Dharshi Karalapillai,
Laurence Weinberg,
Serpa Neto A,
Philip J Peyton,
Louise Ellard,
Raymond Hu,
Brett Pearce,
Chong Oon Tan,
David A Story,
Mark O’Donnell,
Patrick Hamilton,
Chad Oughton,
Jonathan Galtieri,
Anthony J. Wilson,
Glenn M Eastwood,
Rinaldo Bellomo,
Daryl Jones
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001601
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , respiratory failure , tidal volume , surgery , anesthesia , respiratory system , optics , physics
Studies in critically ill patients suggest a relationship between mechanical power (an index of the energy delivered by the ventilator, which includes driving pressure, respiratory rate, tidal volume and inspiratory pressure) and complications.