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SUBMITTER: Guay J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513630 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guay Joanne J Ochroch Edward A EA Kopp Sandra S
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180709
<h4>Background</h4>Since the 2000s, there has been a trend towards decreasing tidal volumes for positive pressure ventilation during surgery. This an update of a review first published in 2015, trying to determine if lower tidal volumes are beneficial or harmful for patients.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the benefit of intraoperative use of low tidal volume ventilation (less than 10 mL/kg of predicted body weight) compared with high tidal volumes (10 mL/kg or greater) to decrease postoperative co ...[more]