EFFECTS OF INTRAOPERATIVE PEEP OPTIMIZATION ON POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AND THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Effects of intraoperative PEEP optimization on postoperative pulmonary complications and the inflammatory response: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Patients undergoing general anesthesia and mechanical ventilation during major abdominal surgery commonly develop pulmonary atelectasis and/or hyperdistention of the lungs.Recent studies show benefits of lung-protective mechanical ventilation with the use of low tidal volumes, a moderate level of positive end-expiratory pressure

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Understanding Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a rare and a debilitating disease noted uncommonly in patients with impaired renal function when exposed to low-stability gadolinium-based contrast agents (Gd-CAs).According to experimental studies, cytokines released here by the stimulation of effector cells such as skin macrophages and peripheral blood monoc

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