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Table 1 Characteristics and impact of protective ventilation in surgical patients

From: Protective mechanical ventilation in the non-injured lung: review and meta-analysis

    

Protective ventilation

Standard ventilation

 

First author, Year[Ref]

No

Design

Patient population

Tidal volume

PEEP(cmH2O)

Tidal volume

PEEP(cmH2O)

Main outcome of protective ventilation

Chaney 2000 [14]

25

RCT

CABG

6 ml/kg

≥ 5

12 ml/kg

≥ 5

Better lung mechanics and less shunt

Wrigge 2004 [18]

62

RCT

Major thoracic or abdominal surgery

6 ml/kg IBW

10

12 or 15 ml/ kg IBW

0

No difference in BAL or plasma cytokines

Koner 2004 [15]

44

RCT

CABG

6 ml/kg

5

10 ml/kg 10 ml/kg

50

No difference in plasma cytokines, better oxygenation in PEEP groups

Wrigge 2005 [16]

44

RCT

CABG

6 ml/kg IBW

9a

12 ml/kg IBW

7a

No difference in BAL and plasma cytokines

Zupancich 2005 [17]

40

RCT

CABG

8 ml/kg

10

10 ml/kg

2-3

Decrease in BAL and plasma cytokines

Cai2006 [27]

16

RCT

Neurosurgery

6 ml/kg

0

10 ml/kg

0

No difference in amount of atelectasis or gas exchange

Determann 2008 [26]

40

RCT

Abdominalsurgery

6 ml/kg IBW

10

12 ml/kg IBW

0

No difference in BAL and plasma of Clara cell protein, advanced glycation end products and surfactant proteins

Wolthuis 2008 [19]

40

RCT

Abdominalsurgery

6 ml/kg IBW

10

12 ml/kg IBW

0

Attenuated the increase in BAL myeloperoxidase

Weingarten 2010 [20]

40

RCT

Abdominal surgery Age > 65 years

6 ml/kg PBWb

12

10 ml/kg PBW

0

Better intraoperative oxygenation, no difference in biomarkers

Fernandez-Bustamante 2011 [22]

429

Crosssectional

Abdominalsurgery

< 8 ml/kg PBW 8-10 ml/kg PBW

-

10 mL/kg PBW

-

Obesity, female gender or short height risk factors for receiving large VT

Sundar 2011 [28]

149

RCT

Cardiac surgery

6 ml/kg PBW

≥ 5a

10 ml/kg PBW

≥ 5a

Less postoperative reintubation and intubated patients at 6-8 hours after surgery.

Lellouche 2012 [21]

3434

Observational

Cardiac surgery

< 10 ml/kg PBW

-

10-12 ml/kg PBW > 12 ml/kg PBW

- -

VT > 10 ml/kg independent risk factor for organ failure and prolonged ICU stay

Treschan 2012 [23]

101

RCT

Upperabdominalsurgery

6 ml/kg PBW

5

12 ml/kg PBW

5

Did not improve lung function

Severgnini 2013 [24]

56

RCT

Open abdominal surgery

7 ml/kg IBWb

10

9 ml/kg IBW

0

Better pulmonary function test and mCPIS score, fewer chest X-ray findings.

Futier 2013 [25]

400

RCT

Major abdominal surgery

6-8 ml/kg PBWb

6-8

10-12 ml/kg PBW

0

Less postoperative pulmonary and extra pulmonary complications.

  1. No: number of patients; CABG: coronary artery bypass surgery; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; IBW: ideal body weight; PBW: predicted body weight; RCT: randomized control trial; ICU: intensive care unit; MV: mechanical ventilation; tidal volume; mCPIS: modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score.
  2. a Level of PEEP set according to the sliding scale based on PaO2/FiO2 ladder.
  3. b With recruitment maneuver.