Effect of protective ventilation on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing general anaesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

BMJ Open · 2014 · PMC4078782 · PMID 24961718

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Plateau pressure tended to be lower in the protective ventilation group compared with that in the control group in the final follow-up, but the difference did not reach statistical significance (WMD=−0.63 cm H 2 O, 95% CI −1.85 to −0.58, p=0.31).

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