Infographic titled 'JAMA' showing a study on PEEP for surgery patients. 750 women and 685 men, median age 66, in 29 hospitals across 5 countries were studied. The conclusion: high PEEP did not reduce pulmonary complications. Absolute difference, text@1%.
RCT: Intraoperative high PEEP and recruitment maneuvers did not decrease the incidence of postoperative #PulmonaryComplications and were associated with more hypotension during open abdominal surgery.
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