Perioperative interventions for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications: systematic review and meta-analysis

The Effects of Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Blockade on Hospital Costs and Intensive Care Unit Admission

(2019) Stephanie D. Grabitz et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Optimisation of Perioperative Cardiovascular Management to Improve Surgical Outcome II (OPTIMISE II) trial: study protocol for a multicentre international trial of cardiac output-guided fluid therapy with low-dose inotrope infusion compared with usual care in patients undergoing major elective gastrointestinal surgery

(2019) Mark R Edwards et al.   BMJ Open

Barriers and facilitators to the successful development, implementation and evaluation of care bundles in acute care in hospital: a scoping review

(2019) D. Gilhooly et al.   Implementation Science

Effect of goal-directed haemodynamic therapy on postoperative complications in low–moderate risk surgical patients: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (FEDORA trial)

(2018) J.M. Calvo-Vecino et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

A systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised end-points in perioperative medicine: pulmonary complications

(2018) T.E.F. Abbott et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

Adoption of Lung Protective ventilation IN patients undergoing Emergency laparotomy: the ALPINE study. A prospective multicentre observational study

(2018) X. Watson et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

Restrictive versus Liberal Fluid Therapy for Major Abdominal Surgery

(2018) Paul S. Myles et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Individualised perioperative open-lung approach versus standard protective ventilation in abdominal surgery (iPROVE): a randomised controlled trial

(2018) Carlos Ferrando et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Post-anaesthesia pulmonary complications after use of muscle relaxants (POPULAR): a multicentre, prospective observational study

(2018) Eva Kirmeier et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Ventilation with high versus low peep levels during general anaesthesia for open abdominal surgery does not affect postoperative spirometry

(2017) Tanja A. Treschan et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY

Safety and effectiveness of alveolar recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure during general anesthesia for cesarean section: a prospective, randomized trial

(2017) D. Aretha et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA

Open lung approach versus standard protective strategies: Effects on driving pressure and ventilatory efficiency during anesthesia - A pilot, randomized controlled trial

(2017) Carlos Ferrando et al.   PLoS One

I-Gel is a suitable alternative to endotracheal tubes in the laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum and trendelenburg position

(2017) Chih-Jun Lai et al.   BMC Anesthesiology

Postoperative Pulmonary Complications, Early Mortality, and Hospital Stay Following Noncardiothoracic Surgery

(2017) Ana Fernandez-Bustamante et al.   JAMA Surgery

Effects of recruitment manoeuvre on perioperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: A randomised single-blinded trial

(2017) Eun-Su Choi et al.   PLoS One

Tapered-cuff Endotracheal Tube Does Not Prevent Early Postoperative Pneumonia Compared with Spherical-cuff Endotracheal Tube after Major Vascular Surgery

(2016) Antoine Monsel et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

A Meta-analysis of Intraoperative Ventilation Strategies to Prevent Pulmonary Complications

(2016) Dongjie Yang et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Effect of early postextubation high-flow nasal cannula vs conventional oxygen therapy on hypoxaemia in patients after major abdominal surgery: a French multicentre randomised controlled trial (OPERA)

(2016) Emmanuel Futier et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine Improves the Quality of Recovery and Postoperative Pulmonary Function in Patients Undergoing Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

(2016) Su Hyun Lee et al.   MEDICINE

Effects of intraoperative protective lung ventilation on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with laparoscopic surgery: prospective, randomized and controlled trial

(2016) S. J. Park et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Association between driving pressure and development of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for general anaesthesia: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

(2016) Ary Serpa Neto et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Effect of Therapeutic Hypercapnia on Inflammatory Responses to One-lung Ventilation in Lobectomy Patients

(2015) Wei Gao et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Dose-dependent Association between Intermediate-acting Neuromuscular-blocking Agents and Postoperative Respiratory Complications

(2015) Duncan J. McLean et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Protective versus Conventional Ventilation for Surgery

(2015) Ary Serpa Neto et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Effects of sugammadex on incidence of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade: a randomized, controlled study

(2015) B. Brueckmann et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

Standards for definitions and use of outcome measures for clinical effectiveness research in perioperative medicine

(2015) Ib Jammer et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY

Development and validation of a score to predict postoperative respiratory failure in a multicentre European cohort

(2015) Jaume Canet et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY

Postoperative inspiratory muscle training in addition to breathing exercises and early mobilization improves oxygenation in high-risk patients after lung cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial

(2015) Barbara Cristina Brocki et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

General versus regional anaesthesia for hip fractures. A pilot randomised controlled trial of 322 patients

(2015) Martyn J. Parker et al.   INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED

Pulmonary complications after major abdominal surgery: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis

(2015) Chun Kevin Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Individualised oxygen delivery targeted haemodynamic therapy in high-risk surgical patients: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, controlled, mechanistic trial

(2015) Gareth L Ackland et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from the sample size, median, range and/or interquartile range

(2015) Xiang Wan et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Impact of implementation of the Surgical Care Improvement Project and future strategies for improving quality in surgery

(2014) G. Swope Munday et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Prospective External Validation of a Predictive Score for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

(2014) Valentín Mazo et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Comparison of Two Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training Programs to Prevent Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

(2014) Edwin J. van Adrichem et al.   ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Thresholds for statistical and clinical significance in systematic reviews with meta-analytic methods

(2014) Janus Christian Jakobsen et al.   BMC Medical Research Methodology

Low intraoperative tidal volume ventilation with minimal PEEP is associated with increased mortality

(2014) M.A. Levin et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary

(2014) Lee A. Fleisher et al.   CIRCULATION

Predicting postoperative pulmonary complications

(2014) Sergi Sabaté et al.   Current Opinion in Anesthesiology

Effect of tidal volume on extravascular lung water content during one-lung ventilation for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

(2014) Hatem Qutub et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY

Effect of a Perioperative, Cardiac Output–Guided Hemodynamic Therapy Algorithm on Outcomes Following Major Gastrointestinal Surgery

(2014) Rupert M. Pearse et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure during general anaesthesia for open abdominal surgery (PROVHILO trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

(2014)   LANCET

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

(2014) T. Tao et al.   BMJ Open

Enhanced postoperative recovery pathways in emergency surgery: a randomised controlled clinical trial

(2013) Murat Gonenc et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Protective Mechanical Ventilation during General Anesthesia for Open Abdominal Surgery Improves Postoperative Pulmonary Function

(2013) Paolo Severgnini et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Accelerated care versus standard care among patients with hip fracture: the HIP ATTACK pilot trial

(2013)   CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Early postoperative prophylactic noninvasive ventilation after major lung resection in COPD patients: a randomized controlled trial

(2013) Christine Lorut et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

The impact of tidal volume on pulmonary complications following minimally invasive esophagectomy: A randomized and controlled study

(2013) Yaxing Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Fast-track surgery decreases the incidence of postoperative delirium and other complications in elderly patients with colorectal carcinoma

(2013) Yitao Jia et al.   LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

A Trial of Intraoperative Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation in Abdominal Surgery

(2013) Emmanuel Futier et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Fast-track surgery could improve postoperative recovery in radical total gastrectomy patients

(2013) Fan Feng   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Neostigmine reversal doesn't improve postoperative respiratory safety

(2013) M. J. Meyer et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

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(2013) Michael R. Cassidy et al.   JAMA Surgery

Impact of Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver in the Postoperative Period of Videolaparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

(2013) Paula Patelli Juliani Remístico et al.   Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia

Ventilation with low tidal volumes during upper abdominal surgery does not improve postoperative lung function

(2012) T.A. Treschan et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

Influence of patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on postoperative pain control and recovery after gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a prospective randomized trial

(2012) Zhenxin Zhu et al.   Gastric Cancer

Does the addition of deep breathing exercises to physiotherapy-directed early mobilisation alter patient outcomes following high-risk open upper abdominal surgery? Cluster randomised controlled trial

(2012) Y.R. Silva et al.   Physiotherapy

Prophylactic Use of Helmet-CPAP After Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

(2012) Maria Barbagallo et al.   Respiratory Care

Surgical Prophylaxis and Other Complication Avoidance Care Bundles

(2012) Steven J. Schwulst et al.   SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Recipes for checklists and bundles: one part active ingredient, two parts measurement

(2012) Vineet Chopra et al.   BMJ Quality & Safety

Randomized clinical trial of fluid restriction in colorectal surgery

(2011) M. Abraham-Nordling et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Clinical and economic burden of postoperative pulmonary complications: Patient safety summit on definition, risk-reducing interventions, and preventive strategies*

(2011) Aryeh Shander et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence

(2011) Howard Balshem et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prediction of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in a Population-based Surgical Cohort

(2010) Jaume Canet et al.   ANESTHESIOLOGY

Conservative vs Restrictive Individualized Goal-Directed Fluid Replacement Strategy in Major Abdominal Surgery

(2010) Emmanuel Futier   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Postoperative residual curarization from intermediate-acting neuromuscular blocking agents delays recovery room discharge † †Coupling Muscle and Nerve 2009—XI. International Expert Meeting on Neuromuscular Physiology and Pharmacology, June 17, 2009, Munich, Germany. Abstract published in Br J Anaesth 2009; 103: 911–2.

(2010) A Butterly et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

Does a Protective Ventilation Strategy Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Complications After Lung Cancer Surgery?

(2010) Mikyung Yang et al.   CHEST

Does physiotherapy reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications following pulmonary resection via open thoracotomy? A preliminary randomised single-blind clinical trial☆

(2010) Julie C. Reeve et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Pre-operative inspiratory muscle training preserves postoperative inspiratory muscle strength following major abdominal surgery – a randomised pilot study

(2010) SR Kulkarni et al.   ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND

Intraoperative Ventilatory Strategies for Prevention of Pulmonary Atelectasis in Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

(2009) Hesham F. Talab et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Preliminary Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial of Restrictive Versus Standard Fluid Regime in Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

(2009) Geralde T. McArdle et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Comparison of two ventilatory strategies in elderly patients undergoing major abdominal surgery

(2009) T.N. Weingarten et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA

High-frequency percussive ventilation improves perioperatively clinical evolution in pulmonary resection*

(2009) Umberto Lucangelo et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Influence of Preemptive Analgesia on Pulmonary Function and Complications for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

(2009) Meral Şen et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Short-term perioperative treatment with ambroxol reduces pulmonary complications and hospital costs after pulmonary lobectomy: a randomized trial☆

(2009) Majed Refai et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

A Fast-Track Program Reduces Complications and Length of Hospital Stay After Open Colonic Surgery

(2009) Sven Muller et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Laparotomy

(2009) Peter R. Smith et al.   RESPIRATION

Restricted peri-operative fluid administration adjusted by serum lactate level improved outcome after major elective surgery for gastrointestinal malignancy

(2009) Yu WenKui et al.   SURGERY

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2009) David Moher et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Prevention of pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery by preoperative intensive inspiratory muscle training: a randomized controlled pilot study

(2007) Jaap Dronkers et al.   CLINICAL REHABILITATION

Trial sequential analysis may establish when firm evidence is reached in cumulative meta-analysis

(2007) Jørn Wetterslev et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY