Effect of switching between pressure-controlled and volume-controlled ventilation on respiratory mechanics and hemodynamics in obese patients during abdominoplasty | Zendy

MedhatMikhail Messeha | Zendy

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Effect of switching between pressure-controlled and volume-controlled ventilation on respiratory mechanics and hemodynamics in obese patients during abdominoplasty

Author(s) -

MedhatMikhail Messeha

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186594

Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoplasty , anesthesia , respiratory physiology , ventilation (architecture) , hemodynamics , respiratory system , surgery , engineering , mechanical engineering , plastic surgery

The ideal intraoperative ventilation strategy in obese patients remains obscure. This prospective, randomized study was designed to evaluate the effect of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) before or after volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) on lung mechanics and hemodynamics variables in obese patients subjected to abdominoplasty operation.

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