In this 187th episode I welcome Dr. Gabe Tharp to the show to discuss his recent article in Anesthesiology: “Body Habitus and Dynamic Surgical Conditions Independently Impair Pulmonary Mechanics during Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Surgery.” We discuss his findings and whether we should be using much higher levels of PEEP than we currently do.
CME: https://earnc.me/WufaqR
Gabe’s group is on Twitter: @uvmanesthesia
References:
Tharp et al. Body Habitus and Dynamic Surgical Conditions Independently Impair Pulmonary Mechanics during Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Surgery. Anesthesiology 2020. PMID: 32675698
Ball L, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2018. PMID: 30236252
Ferrando, et al Lancet Respir Med. 2018. PMID: 29371130
PROBESE committee JAMA. 2019. PMID: 31157366.
Grassi et al. Anesthesiology. 2020. PMID: 32011342